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County 


REVIEW  OF  ITS  BUSINESS  TRANSACTIONS  AND 
FINANCIAL  AFFAIRS  FOR  YEAR  1895'* 


PUBLISHED  UNDER  THE  SUPERVISION  OF  PRESIDENT  D.  D.  HEADY. 
COMPILED  AND  EDITED  BY  H.  B.  MEYERS. 


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1896. 


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nitude  of  the  responsibilities  which  rest  upon  the  shoulders  of  the  officials  of  Cook 
County.  These  responsibilities  lie  primarily  with  the  Board  of  County  Commis¬ 
sioners,  whose  chief  executive,  President  D.  D.  Healy,  stands  in  a  dual  capacity  as 
a  representative  of  the  people’s  interests  and  as  the  official  administrator  of  county 
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expended,  giving  in  detail  the  reports  of  county  officials,  chiefs  of  departments, 
wardens  of  hospitals,  clerks  of  the  various  courts,  together  with  the  routine  observed 
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BOARD  of  COMMISSIONERS 

...OF... 

Cook  County,  Illinois 

FOR  1895-96 


Daniel  D.  Healy,  President  and  ex-officio  member  of  all  committees, 
205  Court  House.  Residence  Telephone  Canal  176. 

T.  N.  Jamieson,  Superintendent  of  Public  Service,  205  Court  House.  Tele¬ 
phone  Main  2968. 

Philip  Knopf,  County  Clerk,  Comptroller,  Clerk  of  County  Board,  and  Clerk  of 
County  Court,  Court  House,  first  floor,  north  end.  Telephone  Main  695. 

Jas.  L-  Monaghan,  Deputy  County  Comptroller  and  Clerk  Board  of  County  Com¬ 
missioners,  210  Court  House.  Telephone  Main  15. 

E.  J.  McArthy,  Chief  Clerk  Comptroller’s  office. 

Leslie  H.  Miller,  Chief  Clerk  Supt.  of  Public  Service  office. 


COMMITTEE  ON  PUBLIC  SERVICE. 


John  N.  Cunning,  Chairman,  Office,  1482 
Ogden  Ave.,  120  DeKalb  St. 

Oscar  D.  Allen,  .  .  .  Oak  Park. 
Henry  J.  Beer,  .  .  .  Blue  Island. 
Chas.  Burmeister,  .  303  Larrabee  St. 
Daniel  D.  Healy,  .  205  Court  House. 

Theo.  W.  Jones,  6655  Wentworth  Ave. 
Gustav  W.  Kunstman,  471  S.  Paulina  St. 


John  A.  Linn,  .  14  Clybourn  Ave. 

Thomas  J.  McNichols,  284  S.  Loomis  St. 
Louis  H.  Mack,  .  .  824  Grand  Ave. 

David  Martin,  168  Exchange  Bldg.,  S.Y. 
James  M.  Munn,  ....  Evanston. 
John  Ritter,  .  .  477  Wabash  Ave. 

Geo.  Struckinan,  ....  Bartlett. 
Geo.  D.  Unold,  ...  La  Grange. 


STANDING  COMMITTEES 

FINANCE 

Allen,  Chairman 

Struckman  Martin  Mack  Unold 

ROADS  AND  BRIDGES 

Beer,  Chairman  Unold  Munn 

SUB-COMMITTEES 

INSANE  ASYLUM. 

Unold,  Chairman 

Ritter  Linn  McNichols  Mack 

COUNTY  HOSPITAL 

Munn,  Chairman 

Mack  Burmeister  Jones  Struckman 

OUT-DOOR  RELIEF 

Jones,  Chairman 

Linn  Kunstman  Munn  Beer 

JAIL  AND  CRIMINAL  COURT 

Linn,  Chairman 

McNichols  Unold  Martin  Burmeister, 


COURT  HOUSE 

Martin,  Chairman 

Struckman  Ritter  Mack  Beer 

CORONER  AND  MORGUE 

Struckman,  Chairman 
Kunstman  McNichols  Beer  Burmeister 

BUILDING 

McNichols,  Chairman 
Unold  Martin  Linn  Ritter 

JUDICIARY 

Burmeister,  Chairman  Jones  Munn 

EDUCATION 

Ritter,  Chairman  Kunstman  Linn 

STATIONERY  AND  PRINTING 

Mack,  Chairman  Martin  McNichols 

CITY  RELATIONS 

Kunstman,  Chairman  Struckman  Jones 


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Carson,  Pirib,  Scott  &  Co. 
Wholesale 


NEW  YORK,  115  Worth  St. 
MANCHESTER,  58  Portland  St. 
CHEflNITZ,  1  Neefe  St. 

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Commissioners’  Districts. 


FIRST  DISTRICT.  CHICAGO. 


Chas.  Burmeister,  .  First  District. 

John  N.  Cunning’,  .  “ 

Daniel  D.  Healy,  .  .  “ 

Theodore  W.  Jones,  .  “ 

Gustav  W.  Kunstman,  .  “ 


John  A.  Linn,  .  .  First  District. 

Thomas  J.  McNichols,  .  “ 

Louis  H.  Mack,  .  .  “ 

David  Martin,  .  .  “ 

John  Ritter,  .  .  “ 


SECOND  DISTRICT. — Towns  of  Barrington,  Bloom,  Bremen,  Calumet,  Cicero,  Elk  Grove,  Evanston, 
Hanover,  Hyde  Park,  Jefferson,  Lake,  Lake  View,  Lemont,  Leyden,  Lyons,  Maine, 

New  Trier,  Niles,  Northfield,  Norwood  Park,  Orland,  Palatine,  Palos,  Proviso, 

Rich,  Riverside,  Schaumberg,  Thornton,  Wheeling  and  Worth. 

Henry  J.  Beer,  .  Second  District.  Oscar  D.  Allen,  .  Second  District. 

James  M.  Munn,  .  “  George  Struckman,  .  “ 

George  D.  Unold,  .  “ 


County  Officers  and  Heads  of  Departments. 


Jacob  J.  Kern, 

James  Pease, 

D.  H.  Kochersperger, 
Samuel  B.  Chase, 
Frank  J.  Gaulter, 
Stephen  D.  Griffin, 
Abijali  O.  Cooper, 
Ernest  J.  Magerstadt, 
James  McHale,  . 
Orville  T.  Bright, 
James  D.  Morrison, 
Edward  D.  Northam, 
Samuel  M.  Burdett, 
Geo.  C.  Waterman, 
Robt.  S.  lies, 

F.  L.  Shepard,  . 
Win.  F.  Struckman, 
Wm.  H.  Ward,  . 

Dr.  T.  N.  Jamieson, 
Edward  Austin, 
James  H.  Graham, 
Geo.  F.  Morgan, 

Dr.  E.  C.  Fortner, 
Geo.  S.  Oleson, 

E.  A.  Bothne, 

S.  B.  Jamieson,  . 
Frank  Wimmerslage, 
Warren  H.  Milner, 
Henry  Bartels, 

Chris  Dahnke, 


State’s  Attorney. 

Sheriff. 

County  Treasurer. 

Recorder. 

Clerk  Circuit  Court. 

Clerk  Superior  Court. 

Clerk  Probate  Court. 

Clerk  Criminal  Court. 

Coroner. 

County  Supt.  of  Schools. 

Civil  Service  Commissioner. 

Civil  Service  Commissioner. 

Civil  Service  Commissioner. 

County  Surveyor. 

County  Attorney, 
i  st  Asst.  County  Attorney. 

2d  Asst.  County  Attorney. 

3d  Asst.  County  Attorney  ( tax  matters.) 
Supt.  Public  Service. 

Committee  Clerk. 

Warden  County  Hospital. 

Supt.  County  Institutions,  Dunning. 
County  Physician. 

County  Agent. 

Chief  Jury  Clerk. 

County  Electrician. 

County  Farmer. 

County  Architect. 

Custodian  Court  House. 

Custodian  Criminal  Court  Bldg. 


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Directory  of  Cook  County  Court  House 
Criminal  Court  Building. 

March  ist,  1896. 


Room  Directory,  COOK  COUNTY  COURT  HOUSE,  Washington,  Clark  and  Randolph  Sts. 


BASEMENT  FLOOR. 


Recorder’s  Chief  Clerk. 

Recorder’s  Receiving  Department. 
Recorder’s  Abstract  Department. 
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Recorder’s  Folio  Writers. 

Carpenter  Shop. 

Engine  Room. 


Recorder’s  Map  Department. 


FIRST  FLOOR. 

County  Clerk,  north  half  of  building.  County  Treasurer,  south  half  of  building. 

Plumber  of  the  building,  west  of  elevators. 


203  President  Board  County  Commissioners. 
205  Superintendent  Public  Service. 

207  Judge  Windes. 

213  Judge  Windes,  chambers. 

217  Clerk  County  Court. 

225  Clerk  Circuit  Court. 

229  Circuit  Court  File  Room. 


Jury  Room. 

202  County  Board  Committee  Room. 
204  County  Board  Committee  Clerk. 
206  County  Board  Assembly  Room. 
208  Comptroller,  private. 

210  Comptroller’s  Office. 

212  Judge  Dunne,  chambers. 

214  Judge  Dunne. 

216  County  Map  Department. 

218  Custodian  of  the  Building. 

226  Clerk  Superior  Court. 


SECOND  FLOOR. 

200 


301  Assistant  County  Attorney. 

303  Judge  Hutchinson,  chambers. 

307  Judge  Hutchinson. 

309  Cook  County,  Civil  Service  Commission. 

313  Store  Room. 

317  Judge  Carter,  County  Court. 

321  Judge  Carter,  chambers. 

323  Judge  Adams,  chambers. 

327  Judge  Adams. 

331  Judge  Neely,  chambers. 

333  Judge  Neely. 

FOURTH 

401  Circuit  Court,  Chancery  Record  Writers. 

403  Chief  Bailiff  and  Jury  Clerk. 

405  Superior  Court  Record  Writers. 

407  Judge  Stein. 

411  Judge  Stein,  chambers. 

411  Judge  Brentano,  chambers. 

413  Judge  Brentano. 

417  Judge  Horton. 

417A  Judge  Horton,  chambers. 

421  Judge  Paine. 

423  Judge  Paine,  chambers. 

423  Judge  Tuley,  chambers. 

427  Judge  Tuley. 


Judge  Gibbons,  chambers. 

306  Judge  Goggin. 

308  Judge  Goggin,  chambers. 

310  Branch,  County  Court. 

312  Judge  Baker,  chambers. 

314  Judge  Baker. 

316  Judge  Burke. 

318  Judge  Burke,  chambers. 

320  Recorder  Torrens  Land  Title  Department. 

322  Judge  Clifford,  chambers. 

326  Judge  Clifford. 

FLOOR. 

402  Judge  Ewing,  chambers. 

404  Jury  Room. 

406  Judge  Ewing. 

408  Judge  Hanecy. 

410  Judge  Hanecy,  chambers. 

414  Law  Institute. 

420  Clerk  Probate  Court,  private. 

422  Stairs  to  Attic. 

424  Judge  Kohlsaat,  chambers. 

426  Judge  Kohlsaat,  Probate  Court. 

428  Clerk  Probate  Court. 

HENRY  BARTELS,  Custodian  Court  House. 


DIRECTORY  OF  CRIMINAL  COURT  BUILDING. 


THIRD  FLOOR. 

302 


Dearborn  Ave. 

1st  floor,  left  or  west  side,  Clerk  of  Criminal  Court. 


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Sheriff’s  Office. 

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Coroner’s  office. 

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State’s  Attorney’s  Office. 

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4th  “  right  or  east  “  Branch  5, Criminal  Court. 

5th  “  left  or  west  “  Judge  Sears,  Superior  “ 

5th  “  right  or  east  “  Judge  Freeman  “  “ 

5th  “  office  of  Asst.  County  Attorney  Struckman. 
6th  “  left  or  west  side,  Branch  6,  Criminal  Court. 

6th  “  right  or  east  “  Grand  Jury  Room. 

6th  “  right  or  east  “  Asst.  State’s  Att’y  Office. 

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Chairman  Public  Service  Committee. 


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JAMES  M.  MUNN. 


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GUSTAV  EHRHARDT,  HENRY  W.  SCHLUETER, 

PRESIDENT.  SECRETARY. 

James  A.  Miller 

&  Bro. 

Congress 

Slate 

Tin 

Construction 

Tile  and  Iron 

Roofers  .  . 

Co... 

Galvanized  Iron  and  Copper 

Cornices,  Bays 

CARPENTERS  and 

Skylights,  etc. 

GENERAL  CONTRACTORS 

Special  Attention  .... 

to  Large  First-Class  Work 

112=114  Dearborn  Street 

Fully  Guaranteed 

129-131  South  Clinton  St. 

BOYCE  BUILDING.  J  ^  n  (rr. 

Phone,  Main  1499.  \m/ lIlKsClgU 

Chicago. 

THOMHS  CONNELLY 

CHICAGO.  ILL. 


MANUFACTURER  OF 

STANDARD  •  •  VITRIFIED  •  •  SHLT-GLHZED 


WALL  COPING,  FLUE  LINING,  DRAIN  TILE,  CEMENT,  ETC.,  ETC. 

OFFICE,  312-313  OXFORD  BLUILDING,  L7Y  SHLLE  STREET. 

TELEPHONE  MAIN  609 


TELEPHONE  MAIN  5368. 

THE  CARL  ANDERSON  CO. 

General  Machine  Shop 

19  TO  23  S.  JEFFERSON  STREET, 

Stationery  and  Marine  Engines,  ✓'"'V. 

Boilers,  Pumps  and  Well-Boring  Machinery.  *  *  ‘  LrHICHCO 


REPAIRING  AND  JOBBING  PROMPTLY  ATTENDED  TO 


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BOARD  OF  COUNTY  COMMISSIONERS. 


DAVID  MARTIN. 


JOHN  RITTER. 


Chairman  Building-  Committee. 


JOHN  A.  DINN. 


GEORGE  D.  UNOhD. 


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The  Largest  and  Only  Establishment  in  the  World  Devoted 
Exclusively  to  the  Manufacture  of 


Jail  Cells  and  Iron  W ork  for  Prisons 

The  Pauly  Jail 
Building  & 
Manufacturing 
Company 


Office,  2215  DeKalb  Street 


ST.  LOUIS,  MO. 


Hardened  Steel  Cells 
Patent  Rotary  Cells 
Common  Iron  Cells 
Calaboose  Cages 


aw 

mm 


Steel  and  Iron  Doors 
Prison  Window  Guards 
Iron  Bunks 
Jail  Locks,  Etc. 


CORRESPONDENCE  SOLICITED. 


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HENRY  J.  BEER. 


GEORGE  STRUCKMAN. 


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ESTABLISHED  1851 

OLDEST  GROCERY  HOUSE  IN  CHICAGO. 

Durand  &  Kasper  Qo. 

Wholesale  Grocers 
Importers  and 
Manufacturers .... 

19,  21,  25  c£  25 
MARKET  STREET 

Our  New  Building,  Lake,  Union  and  Eagle  Sts.,  which  we 
will  occupy  about  May. 

Established  1857.  Incorporated  1882. 

W.  M.  HOYT  COMPANY, 

IMPORTERS  AND  MANUFACTURERS. 

Wholesale  Qrocers 

OFFICE  AND  WAREHOUSE: 

1  to  11  Michigan  Avenue,  and  1  to  9  River  Street. 

FORT  DEARBORN  COFFEE  AND  SPICE  MILLS  AND  MANUFACTORY: 


6  &  8  River  Street. 


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Superintendent  of  Public  Service. 


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McNeil  &  Higgins  Co. 

Wholesale  Grocers  and  Importers 

3,  5,  7,  9,  11  &  13  LAKE  ST.,  COR.  MICHIGAN  AVE. 

CHICAGO,  ILL. 


C.  B.  SHEFLER,  President  and  Manager.  N.  C.  FISHER,  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 

TELEPHONE  MAIN  5102. 

The  Garden  City  Sand  Co. 

FIRE  BRICK,  WALL  COPING,  FLUE  LINING,  PORTLAND 
LOUISVILLE  CEMENT,  ACME  CEMENT  PLASTER,  FIRE 
PROOFING,  PARTITION  TILE,  SAND  OF  EVERY  KIND, 

CRUSHED  QUARTZ,  ETC. 

Suite  1010,  Security  Bldg,  Fifth  five,  and  Madison  St.,  Chicago. 


ESTABLISHED  1557. 

Sprague,  Smith  &  Co. 


MERCHANTS,  MANUFACTURERS, 

IMPORTERS. 

Plate  Glass,  Window  Glass  of  all 
Kinds,  Picture  Glass,  Rough.  Ribbed. 

Colored.  Cathedral.  Enameled  and 
Chipped  Glass,  French  and  German 
Looking  Glass  Plates, 


207  &  209  Randolph  St.,  Chicago. 


pr\C  THE  WONDER 
^ ^  OF  THE  HGEI 


Eos  does  the  Family  Washing  while  you  sleep. 

Eos  is  Woman’s  Best  Friend. 

Eos  is  unique  in  its  composition  and  action,  and  totally 
unapproached  in  value  by  any  other  preparation. 


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JAMES  L.  MONAGHAN, 
Deputy  County  Comptroller 


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Evans 

Marble  Company 

Importers,  Producers,  Manufacturers  and 
Wholesale  Dealers  in 

Italian  andTennessee  Marbles 
For  Building  Interiors* 


vv  estem  Bank  Note 
Company. 

New  Fire-Proof  Building.  CHICAGO. 

Steel  Plate  and  Lithographic 
Engraving  and  Printing* 


Plumbers'  Slabs,  Furniture  Marble, 
Mantels  and  Monumental  Stock. 

Telephone  Harrison  552. 

225  Dearborn  Street,  Chicago 

Rooms  405  and  406. 

FRANK  L.  DAVIS,  Manager. 

Contractors  for  Marble  and  Mosaic  Work  on  New 
Criminal  Court  Building  and  Cook  County  Jail  Bldg. 


BONDS 

For  Railways,  Towns  and  Cities,  Real 
Estate  Bonds,  Street  Railways, Water  Works, 
and  Gas  Companies. 

Certificates  of  Stock,  Drafts,  Checks,  Letter  and  Bill 
Headings,  Etc.,  for  Railways,  Banks,  Merchants  and 
Corporations. 

C.  C.  CHENEY,  President. 

C.  A.  CHAPMAN,  Treasurer. 

C.  HEINEMAN,  Secretary. 

Bonds  and  other  secureties  engraved  by  this  Company 
accepted  on  the  New  York  Stock  Exchange. 


LOUIS  LEWIN.  SAMUEL  LEVIN. 

MAX  BRO. 

A.  LEWIN  &  SON 

Manufacturers  of 

Negligee  Shirts, 
Pants  and  Overalls 

187  &  189  Market  Street, 
CHICAGO. 


ELECTRICAL 

SUPPLIES 

FOR  ALL  PURPOSES. 

Wholesale  $  Retail 

Orders  Carefully  and  Promptly  Filled. 

STORE  AND  WAREROOMS 
173-J75  ADAMS  ST. 

Central  Electric  Company 

CHICAGO. 


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E.  J.  McARTHY, 

Chief  Clerk  Comptroller’s  Office, 


LESLIE  H.  MILLER, 

Chief  Clerk  Superintendent  of  Public  Service  Office. 


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Arc  and  Incandescent  Light. 
Electric  Elevators. 
Electric  Power. 


Wiring  for  all  Branches  of 
Electric  Service. 
Electric  Plants  Installed. 


Electrical  Supplies. 


CHICAGO 
EDISON  COMPANY 

EDISON  BUILDING. 


Telephone  Main  1280.  1 39  Adams  St.,  Chicago. 


CHICAGO 

TELEPHONE  COMPANY 

GENERAL  OFFICES: 

203  Washington  St.,  Chicago. 


Operating  Telephone  Exchanges  in  Chicago  and  all  Cities  and  Towns 
in  the  Counties  of  Cook,  DuPage,  Lake,  McHenry,  Kane,  Kendall, 
Grundy  and  Will,  in  Illinois,  and  Lake  and  Porter  in  Indiana. 

Estimates  furnished  for  Speaking  Tube,  Private  Line,  Club  Line  and 
Telephone  Exchange  Service  of  every  description. 


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ROBERT  M.  SIMON, 
Chief  Deputy  County  Clerk. 


HENRY  L.  HERTZ, 

Chief  Deputy  Clerk  of  the  County  Court. 


PHIDIP  KNOPF, 

County  Clerk,  County  Comptroller,  Clerk  County  Court, 
Clerk  Board  of  County  Commissioners. 


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AN  ATTRACTIVE  LINE 


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■  ■ 


you  rates,  maps  and  other  information.  CITY  TICKET  OFFICE,  230  Clark  Street. 


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ROBT.  S.  ILES, 
County  Attorney. 


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Automatic...  Vacuum  Method 

Used  for  correcting  waters  for  boiler-feeding  and  utilizing  waste  steam  for 
heating  buildings  is  no  experiment.  Our  apparatus  and  methods  have  clearly 
demonstrated  their  efficiency  in  maximum  results  and  economy  in  all  instances. 
No  back  pressure  on  engines  while  heating  buildings  or  feedwater.  Warm 
buildings  and  cleaner  boilers  guaranteed  by  Webster’s  improved  vacuum 
system  of  Steam  Heating  and  Vacuum  Feed  Water  Heater  and  Purifier. 

SEND  FOR  CATALOGUES  .  ,  .  . 

Warren,  Webster  &  Company, 


works... 
CAMDEN,  N.  J. 


Western  Office,  1503=4  MONADNOCK  BUILDING. ..CHICAGO. 

WM.  D.  PICKELS,  Manager. 


TELEPHONE  MAIN  3474 

John  A.  Donohue  &  Co. 

..CEMENT  PAVERS.. 


C.  F.  SAMMS.  J.  B.  WANTZ. 

Victor  Electric  Gompany 

ELiECTRlCALi 

MANUFACTURERS 

and  CONTRACTORS 


Office  43,  185  Dearborn  Street, 


Concrete  Sidewalks, 
Sidewalk  Vault  Covers, 
Cellars  and  Driveways. 

ESTIMATES  MADE. 


Chicago. 


Dynamos  and  motors  Built  and  Repaired. 
Experimental  Work  Done. 

ESTIMATES  GIVEN  ON  ALL  KINDS  OF  ELECTRIC  WORK. 

218-220  E.  UUashington  St., 
CHICAGO. 


E  J.  ZIMMER.  E.  M.  SIMONDS. 

E.  J.  ZIMMER  &  CO. 


MANUFACTURERS  OF 

Paints  £d  Varnish 


RAILWAY,  ROOFING  AND  ELASTIC 
CEMENT  PAINTS,  ETC. 


Office:  266=8  Wabash  Avenue, 

TELEPHONE  MAIN  4381. 


ESTIMATES  GIVEN  ON  ALL 
KINDS  OF  WORK. 


CHICAGO. 


FACTORY:  VALPARAISO,  IND. 


BUY  TELEPHONES 


THAT  ARE  GOOD. 
Not  Cheap  Things. 


The  difference  in  cost  is  little.  We  guarantee 
our  apparatus  and  guarantee  our  customers 
against  loss  by  patent  suits.  Our  guarantee 
and  instruments  are  both  good. 

(QesternT elephone  Construction  Go. 

Largest  Manufacturers  of  Telephones  in 
the  United  States. 


250-254  S.  CLINTON  STREET. 
CHICAGO. 


N  W.  TAYLOR.  GEO.  H.  TAYLOR  JAMES  T.  MIX. 

GEO.  H. TAYLOR  &  CO. 

WHOLESALE  PAPER  DEALERS 

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We  carry  a  Complete  Line  of  the  Following: 

Bond,  Ledger,  and  All  Grades  Flat  Writing 
Papers,  Cardboards,  Book  and  Cover  Papers, 

Etc.  Tileston  &  Hollingsworth’s  Plate  and 
Other  Grades. 

A  SPECIALTY  OF  PRINTING  PAPER  IN  ROLLS 


207  &  209  Monroe  Street, 

CHICAGO. 


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WARREN  H.  MILNER, 
County  Architect. 


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HENRY  SCHERER.  Pres’t.  D.  HALLE,  Vice-Pres’t.  JOHN  T.  SWARTHOUT,  Sec’y- 

The  Henry  Scherer  Manufacturing  Co. 

Manufacturers  of  and  Dealers  in 

Sash,  Doors  and  Blinds,  Mouldings,  Window  Frames, 
Brackets,  Balusters,  Stair  Work,  Etc. 

,.'fY  / 

Telephone  Main  4509.  416-426  Blue  Island  Avenue,  Chicago. 


W.  S.  EDWARDS  MFG.  CO. 


MAKERS  OF  FINE 


Gas  and  Electric  Light  Fixtures 


21  EAST  LAKE  STREET, 


BETWEEN  WABASH  AND  MICHIGAN  AVES. 


Telephone  Main  329. 


CHICAGO. 


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OFFICIALS  OF  COOK  COUNTY  AGENT’S  OFFICE. 


CHARLES  F.  PASDELOUP, 
Assistant  County  Agent. 


MEYER  COSSMAN, 
Secretary  County  Agent. 


GEO.  S.  OLESON, 
County  Agent. 


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w.  p.  gunthorp,  prest.  TELEPHONE  MAIN  1920. 

Percy  Gunthorp,  vice-prest. 

J.  Latham  Warren,  secy  # 

...  THE  ... 

Gunthorp-Warren 

Telephone  North  241. 

...The  •••• 

wiw.  SCHMIDT  BAKING  CO. 

Crackers 
...  ana  Fine  Biscuits 

75=81  CLYBOURN  AVE., 

• - Chicago. 

Printing 

Co... 

Law  Printers  •  • 

NOS.  51,  53,  55 

DEARBORN  STREET, 

•  Chicago 

ESTABLISH  ED  1862. 

Chas.  Zschuppe 

LOCKSMITH 

SAFES  OPENED  AND  repaired. 

ELECTRIC  AND  MECHANICAL  BELL  HANGING,  SPEAKING  TUBES 
INSERTED  AND  ALL  KINDS  OF  IRON  WORK 

MADE  AND  REPAIRED. 

168  MICHIGAN  ST.,  M  m  CHICAGO. 

Opposite  County  Criminal  Court  Building. 

DOOR  PLATES 

NAME  PLATES 

METAL  CHECKS  s'  A 

HOUSE  VN* 

NUMBERSy^ ® 

^  >  .C^J^SBALS 

BADGES 

'  Q .  s'  STEELSTAMPS 

^  STENCILS  AND 

ENGRAVING  IN  METAL 

JOHN  P.  FOWLER, 

Spring  Buis.  maim.  Cols 

IRON  BEDS,  FEATHERS, 

COMFORTERS,  ETC. 

1434  Wabash  Ave.,  Chicago. 

Hospital  Furnishings  a  Specialty.  Tel.  South  637, 

JOHN  C.  SPRY,  Pres’t.  S.  A.  SPRY,  Vice-Pres’t. 

GHO.  E.  SPRY,  Sec’y  and  Treas. 

JOHN  SPRY  LUMBER  CO. 

WHOLESALE 

LUMBER... 

Ashland  Ave.,  South  of  22d  Street 

TELEPHONES  |  c^al  CHICAGO. 

WM.  SULLIVAN 

STEAM,  HOT  WATER  AND  HOT  AIR 

..HEATING  APPARATUS.. 

VENTILATING 

179  ILLINOIS  STREET,  CHICAGO 

ESTIMATES  FURNISHED 

Phone  North  649. 

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COOK  COUNTY  COURT  HOUSE. 


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Make  Your  Face  Known 

Get  the  public  familiar  with  your  looks — that’s  a 
strong  point  in  advertising.  We  can  give  you  an 
elegant  half-tone  engraving  of  yourself  which  can 
be  used  on  letter  heads,  cards,  etc.,  for  a  couple 
of  dollars.  Have  you  seen  some  of  our  work? 

Send  for  our  samples.  Our  colored  calendar  sent  on 
receipt  of  ioc — the  finest  “Poster”  calendar  out. 

Chicago  Photo  Engraving  Co*,  Chicago 


FRANK  T.  SCANLAN  &  CO. 

Sole  Agents  and  Dealers  in  the  Famous 

Shipping  Clerks'  Council  Cigar 

Also  Choice  Brands  of  Imported  and  Domestic  Liquors. 

226  LA  SALLE  STREET,  CORNER  QUINCY 


JOSEPH  J.  DUFFY 
General  Contractor  for  Public  Works 

161  LA  SALLE  STREET,  CHICAGO 

TELEPHONE  MAIN  4588. 


MACKOLITE 
FIRE  PROOFING  CO. 

MANUFACTURERS  AND  CONTRACTORS  OF 

Light  Fire  Proofing  Material 

Partition  Tile,  Plaster  Boards,  Deafening 
Material,  Fire  Proof  Lathing,  Furring  Tile, 

General  Fire  Proofing,  Fire  Proof  Protec¬ 
tion  for  Iron  and  Wood  Construction  in 
Every  Form. 

FACTORY,  CHICAGO  HEIGHTS,  ILL. 

OFFICE:  ROOM  1303  SCHILLER  BUILDING 

103-109  RANDOLPH  STREET,  CHICAGO. 


Philip  Henrici 

Fancy  Bakery 
Delicacies  and 
Restaurant 

108  &  UO  EAST  RANDOLPH  STREET 
CHICAGO 


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COOK  COUNTY  CRIMINAL  COURT  BUILDING. 


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AUG.  ZANDER,  Pres’t  and  Treas.  OSCAR  A.  REUM,  Secretary.  WILLIAM  ZANDER,  Gen’l  Supt. 

Residence,  239  Bissell  Street.  Residence,  260  Racine  Ave.  Box  380,  Builders’  and  Traders’  Exchange 

AUG.  ZANDER  COMPANY, 

CONTRACTORS  FOR 

Plain  and  Ornamental  Plastering 

ALL  GRADES  OF  METAL  AND  WIRE  LATHING 
AND  “SOLID  PLASTER”  PARTITIONS. 

Room  40,  Lakeside  Building,  S.  W.  Cor.  Clark  and  Adams  Sts. 

Telephone  Main  Express  331.  OHIO  AGO. 

CONTRACTORS  OF  THE  FOLLOWING  REPRESENTATIVE  BUILDINGS: 

Cook  County  Jail,  Asylum  for  Insane  at  Anna,  Ill.,  St.  Elizabeth  Hospital,  Stock 
Exchange  Building,  Hartford  Building,  Siegel,  Cooper  &  Co.  Stores,  Haymarket  and 
Windsor  Theatres,  Residences  of  A.  O.  Slaughter,  F.  J.  Dewes,  Conrad  Seipp,  and 
the  Haskell  Museum  of  the  Chicago  University. 

Telephone  Main  819.  established  ib68. 

Nowak  Construction  Co. 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

Turnbull  &  Cullerton 

STEEL,  LATH  AND 
MONARCH  FIRE  PROOFING, 

195  LaSalle  Street,  Chicago. 


Send  for  Sample  and  Catalogue. 


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NEW  COOK  COUNTY  JAIL. 


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G.  GOLSEN.  G.  B.  HEISEN. 

GOLSEN,  HEISEN  &  COMPANY, 

MINERS  AND  SHIPPERS  OF 

COAL  AND  COKE 

7UY7AIN  OFFICE  ; 

225  DEARBORN  STREET, 

TELEPHONE  HARRISON  21. 


RAIL  YARDS:  505  SOUTH  CLARK  STREET. 

TELEPHONE  MAIN  72. 

3129-3131  SOUTH  CANAL  STREET.  CHICAGO,  ILL. 

TELEPHONE  SOUTH  719 


SHHRP  SMITH, 


% 


MANUFACTURERS  OF 


m. 


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Elastic  sioctlogs.  iimolnai  Supporters,  Etc. 

THE  CELEBRATED  RANDOLPH  COVERED  ELASTIC  ABDOMINAL 
SUPPORTERS  AND  BANDAGES. 

7A  RTI  RIO  I  7^  L_  L.I7VYBS  AND  EYES. 

73  Randolph  Street,  Chicago. 


ARMOUR  &  CO. 


PACKERS 


AND  DEALERS  IN 


PROVISIONS 


205  LhSHLLE  street. 

CHICHGO. 


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COOK  COUNTY  HOSPITAL,  EAST  END. 
James  H.  Graham,  Warden. 


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ESTABLISHED  1886 

AMERICAN 

EXCHANGE 
NATIONAL 
BANK  ^  ■-* 

...Chicago. 

CAPITAL,  $1,000,000. 

SURPLUS,  $225,000. 


OFFICERS: 


ROBERT  STUART, 
W.QC.  SEIPP,  - 
ROBERT  M.  ORR, 
ARTHUR  TOWER, 
J.  EDW.  MAASS, 


President. 

Vice-President. 

Cashier. 

Asst.  Cashier 
2d  Asst.  Cashier. 


DIRECTORS: 

ROBERT  STUART. 

W.  C.  SEIPP. 

D.  K.  PEARSONS. 

L.  C.  HUCK. 

E.  W.  GILLETT. 

J.  A.  MARKLEY. 

I.  K.  HAMILTON. 

J.  C.  WELLING. 

W.  H.  SWIFT. 

CLARENCE  BUCKINGHAM. 
THOMAS  E.  WELLS. 


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COOK  COUNTY  HOSPITAL, — Western  End.  M.  R.  MANDELBAUM,  Chief  Clerk. 


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WILDMAN  BROS. 


THE  EXPERT 


BOILER 


MANUFACTURERS 
AND  REPAIRERS. 


57  to  93 


NORTH  CLINTON  ST. 


O  H  ICRCC 


WHEN  IN  DOUBT 


ORDER 


FRIEDMAN’S 

“  BEST  QUALITY  ” 

OliEOPRGARlJlE 


NONE  BETTER. 


Ornamental  Boiler  Fronts.  Machinery  and  General  Castings. 

43  to  61  Indiana  St.,  Chicago,  III. 


BramRall,  Deane  &  Co. 
Dupanjuet,  Huot  &  Dloneuse  Do. 

OP  CHICHGO 

INCORPORATED 


MANUFACTURERS  OF 

French  Ranges  and 
Cooking  Apparatus 

FOR  HOTELS  AND  PUBLIC  INSTITUTIONS. 

79,  81  &  83  Market  St.,  Chicago,  Ill. 


J  HUMPHREY.  Pres't.  H.  HEMINGWAY.  Sec'y  and  Treas. 

TELEPHONE  MAIN  1984. 


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detention  hospital. 

Dr.  E-  C.  Fortner,  County  Physician. 


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LOVEDAY  &  VON  DER  HEIDE 


P 


HOTOGRAPHERS 

SCHILLER  THEATER, 

Chicago. 


THE  PHOTOGRAPHIC  WORK  OFTHIS  PUBLICATION 
WAS  EXECUTED  BY  US. 


KATZ,  WEIL  &  MAY 

Importers  and  Wholesale  Dealers 
in 

...  PURE ... 

Wines  AND  Liquors 


64  SHERMAN  STREET, 

CHICAGO. 


The  Miller 


A.  MUNCH 


CHEMICAL 

Fire 

Extinguisher 

In  use  and  adopted  as  the  stand¬ 
ard  machine  by  the  leading  corpora¬ 
tions  and  business  firms  throughout 
the  country. 

The  Miller  Fire  Pail 

Patent,  Automatic  Cover.  Dust 
Proof.  No  Evaporation.  No  Odor. 

Simplest  and  best  Fire  Pail  ever  pat¬ 
ented.  Thousands  in  use. 


Contractor  for  All  Kinds  of 

Cement  Floors 


AND 

Side  Walks 


BOX  378  BUILDERS  &  TRADERS  EXCHANGE, 


144  CLEVELAND  AVE., 


Miller  Chemical  Engine  Co. 


Chicago,  III. 


13  North  State  Street, 

Chicago. 


ALL  MY  WORK  IS  GUARANTEED  FOR  TEN  YEARS. 

ESTIMATES  FURNISHED  ON  APPLICATION. 

Public  Work  a  Specialty. 


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W.  S.  BOGLE,  President.  T.  A.  BROUGHTON,  Vice-President  and  Gen’l  Manager. 


...THE... 


PRODUCERS  OF 


ANTHRACITE  J  BITUMINOUS 

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General  Offices,  Rookery  Building, 

CHICAGO. 


THE  STANDARD  FOR  ALL  DUTIES. 

Boiler  Feed  Pumps,  Brewery  Pumps,  Fire  Pumps, 
Low  Steam  Pressure  Pumps,  Water  Works  Pumping 
Engines.  Water  Meters  for  Hot  or  Cold  Water, 
Meters  for  Crude  Oil,  Naphtha,  Etc. 

HENRY  R.  WORTHINGTON. 

Chicago,  187-9  Van  Buren  St., 
Boston,  70  Kilby  St.,  New 
York,  86  &  88  Liberty  St., 
Philadelphia,  724  Arch  St., 
St.  Louis,  8th  and  St.  Charles 
St.,  Cleveland,  24  South  Water 
St.,  Detroit,  155  Jeffersoq  Ave., 
Indianapolis,  64  South  Penn¬ 
sylvania  St. 


HENRY  R.  WORTHINGTON, 


By  JOHN  CAREY. 


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ANNUAL  REPORT  OF  HON.  DANIEL  D.  HEALY 


President  Board  of  County  Commissioners  of  Cook  County. 

In  presenting  the  exhaustive  audible  report  of  President  Healy,  it  seems 
essentially  germane  to  the  subject  to  refer  in  congratulatory  terms  to  the  admirable 
condition  to  which  the  affairs  of  the  county  have  been  brought  during  the  admin¬ 
istration  of  President  Healy. 

The  executive  ability  displayed  in  producing  such  commendable  results 
indicate  a  genius  for  improvement  such  as  is  possessed  by  few  men  in  so  large  a 
degree  as  has  been  shown  by  Mr.  Healy.  His  methods  have  been  so  thorough  in 
their  completeness  that  their  conception  and  execution  stamp  him  as  an  indubitable 
master  in  administrative  ability.  The  high  order  of  excellence  to  which  the 
diverse  affairs  of  the  county  have  been  brought  at  the  minimum  of  expense  is  in 
a  large  measure  due  to  the  wise  direction  of  the  present  honored  President  of  the 
County  Board,  and  the  President  is  consequently  deservedly  one  of  the  most  praise¬ 
worthy  heads  of  the  County  Board  that  Cook  County  has  ever  had.  It  would  be  a 
work  of  mere  supererogation  to  extol  his  efficiency  and  conscientious  fidelity  to  the 
interests  committed  to  his  zealous  care.  Among  those  who  have  kept  themselves 
informed  of  his  plans  and  achievements  for  the  betterment  of  the  affairs  of  Cook 
County,  they — and  their  name  is  legion — regard  him  as  a  decidedly  unique  Presi¬ 
dent,  admirably  adapted  for  the  office  which  he  has  so  signally  dignified  during  his 
incumbency  of  it. 

THE  REPORT — It  Speaks  For  Itself. 

At  the  beginning  of  the  year  I  submitted  a  statement  showing  the  resources  and 
liabilities  of  the  County,  and  such  other  information  as  seemed  to  me  to  be  for  the 
best  interests  of  the  County.  I  feel  gratified  that  my  recommendations  during  the 
past  year  have  been  so  well  received  and,  generally,  favorably  acted  upon. 

THE  COUNTV  COURT  HOUSE. 

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The  congested  condition  of  all  the  offices  in  the  Court  House,  the  increase  in 
the  volume  of  business  of  the  County  in  all  its  branches  is  proof  conclusive  of  the 
great  need  of  more  room  in  this  building  in  order  to  properly  accommodate  the 
public  business.  Careful  consideration  has  been  given  to  the  suggestion  to  build 
two  additional  stories  to  the  present  structure  and  thus  secure  the  needed  room. 

CITY  AN  ILLEGAL  OCCUPANT. 

This  was  finally  deemed  inadvisable  at  this  time,  in  view  of  the  fact  that  legal 
proceedings  are  now  pending  in  the  courts  against  the  City  of  Chicago,  as  to  its 
illegal  occupancy  with  a  building  for  city  purposes  of  the  west  half  of  block  39, 
original  town  of  Chicago,  the  title  to  which  rests  in  Cook  County.  Pending  a 
decision  of  the  case  the  imperative  demand  for  additional  court  room  has  been  met 
by  renting  in  the  Chicago  Opera  House  such  rooms  as  were  necessary  for  holding 
courts. 

SANITARY  IMPROVEMENTS. 

During  the  past  year  the  entire  sanitary  condition  of  the  Court  House  has 
been  overhauled,  and  all  old  plumbing  torn  out  and  the  system  changed  and 
replaced  with  the  latest  improved  sanitary  fixtures.  Owing  to  the  massive  con¬ 
struction  of  the  building,  the  securing  of  proper  ventilation  and  light  has  proven 
a  knotty  problem.  This  has,  however,  been  solved  during  the  past  year  ;  the  whole 


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plan  of  ventilation  lias  been  changed,  and  a  new  system  of  pipes,  flues  and  venti¬ 
lators  through  the  walls  into  all  rooms  has  been  put  in,  which  is  now  in  successful 
operation. 

Electric  lights  have  been  placed  in  the  halls,  which,  with  the  introduction  of 
pure  air  and  light  and  the  improved  sanitary  condition,  all  that  could  be  reasonably 
expected  has  been  accomplished. 

THE  COUNTY  HOSPITAL. 

This  institution  has  been  taxed  to  its  fullest  capacity  during  the  past  year, 
owing  to  the  natural  increase  growing  out  of  an  increased  population  and  a  large 
number  of  people  attracted  here  expecting  to  find  employment  at  high  and  remuner¬ 
ative  wages,  failing  and  disappointed,  and  without  friends  and  means,  through 
want  and  exposure,  fell  sick  and  thus  found  refuge  in  the  County  Hospital  and 
became  a  charge  upon  the  County.  These  conditions  necessitated  increased  appro¬ 
priations  both  for  the  Hospital,  Poor  House  and  County  Agent’s  outdoor  relief.  I 
do  not  now  see  that  these  conditions  will  change  or  decrease  during  the  coming  year. 

ADDITIONAL  FACILITIES. 

Protection  to  the  public,  as  well  as  humanity  to  the  afflicted  from  contagious 
diseases,  proves  the  wisdom  of  the  timely  action  in  the  erection  and  equipment  of 
the  new  Hospital  Pavilion  addition  to  the  County  Hospital,  set  apart  for  the  care 
and  treatment  of  contagious  diseases. 

The  new  Detention  Hospital  is  admirably  adapted  to  the  purpose  intended. 
The  accommodations  for  the  insane  and  dependent  children  pending  their  weekly 
examinations  by  the  Court,  which  are  held  in  the  building,  are  ample  and  fitted 
with  modern  conveniences.  The  consolidation  of  the  Detention  Hospital  with  the 
County  Hospital,  under  the  management  of  the  Warden  of  the  Hospital,  has  resulted 
in  greater  efficiency,  better  discipline  and  a  reducing  of  expenses. 

The  electric  equipment  has  been  made  efficient  by  removing  all  old  mains  and 
wires  from  the  tunnel  and  replacing  them  with  new  mains  and  wires  ;  the  grounds 
are  lighted  with  arc  lights ;  the  passenger  elevators  in  the  Administration  Building 
and  the  freight  elevators  in  the  east  and  west  corridors  of  the  Hospital  have  been 
overhauled  and  thoroughly  repaired  ;  the  interior  of  the  Administration  Building 
has  been  painted  and  decorated,  and  the  stairways  repaired.  The  entire  Hospital 
plant  has  been  improved  by  such  repairs  throughout  as  were  found  necessary  to 
keep  the  institution  in  first-class  condition. 

HOSPITAL  LABORATORY — A  GREAT  DESIDERATUM. 

In  accordance  with  the  report  of  your  Committee  under  date  of  March  25,  the 
Superintendent  of  Public  Service  was  instructed  to  fit  up  a  Clinic  Laboratory  at  the 
County  Hospital  for  scientific  and  experimental  purposes,  the  cost  and  maintenance  of 
the  same  to  be  paid  from  the  funds  received  by  the  Warden  from  the  sale  of  clinic 
tickets,  donations,  etc.,  and  providing  that  no  expense  be  incurred  without  first 
being  authorized  by  the  Board.  The  establishment  of  this  branch  of  medicine  in 
the  Hospital  was  urgently  advocated  by  the  Hospital  Medical  Staff  as  essential  and 
necessary  and  in  line  with  the  advancement  of  medical  science  in  the  treatment  of 
diseases  by  microscopical  examination  of  bacteria  of  diseases  and  the  manufacture 
of  serum  for  treatment  of  tuberculosis,  erysipelas,  etc.,  and  the  manufacture  of  anti¬ 
toxin  for  diphtheria  and  other  contagious  diseases,  as  well  as  keeping  and  preserving 
specimens  for  information  of  the  House  Physicians  and  Medical  Staff.  It  is  hoped 
that  the  Cook  County  Clinic  Laboratory  will  prove  beneficial. 

COUNTY  MANUFACTURING  OF  DRUGS. 

During  the  year,  by  advice  of  your  Committee,  you  have  now  in  successful 
operation,  under  the  direction  of  a  competent  pharmacist,  a  department  for  the 


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manufacture  of  drugs  and  chemicals.  This  departure  from  the  original  method  of 
purchasing  outright  in  the  market  all  drugs  required  in  the  Hospital  is  now  an 
assured  success,  not  only  from  an  economical  standpoint,  but  insures  a  higher  grade 
and  a  purer  quality  of  drugs  at  less  expense. 

merited  commendation. 

Warden  Graham’s  business  management  has  proven  him  to  be  a  patient  and 
efficient  officer. 

The  County  Morgue  was  planned  and  constructed  to  accommodate  the  needs  of 
the  County  and  City  for  years  to  come.  It  is  the  largest  and  best  adapted  building 
of  its  kind  in  this  country. 

CARE  OF  THE  INSANE. 

The  Board  has,  by  placing  the  Insane  Asylum  and  Poor  House  under  the 
management  of  a  General  Superintendent,  charged  with  the  conduct  of  its  business 
affairs  and  the  discipline  of  its  employes,  done  much  to  maintain  the  deservedly 
high  standard  in  which  it  stands  as  compared  with  other  similar  institutions. 

The  control  and  treatment  of  patients  in  this  institution  is  now,  for  the  first 
time,  under  the  sole  management  of  an  able  corps  of  physicians,  appointed  by  reason 
of  their  fitness  to  treat  this  class  of  cases  ;  and  this  has  resulted  in  a  largely  increased 
percentage  of  cures.  This  is  especially  gratifying  when  we  take  into  consideration 
the  fact  that  the  only  class  of  cases  the  State  Institutions  will  receive  from  the  County 
are  those  whose  maladies  show  some  evidence  of  yielding  to  treatment  and  ultimate 
recovery. 

In  the  selection  of  attendants  to  care  for  the  unfortunate  charges,  intelligence 
and  humanity  have  been  considered  as  the  first  qualifications  for  those  positions,  and 
great  carQ  has  been  exercised  in  each  case  in  their  selection. 

COMPETENT  MEDICAU  STAFF. 

The  Committee  appointed,  under  the  resolution  of  Commissioner  Allen  to 
recommend  a  Supervising  Medical  Staff,  to  have  charge  of  the  medical  treatment 
and  care  of  the  patients  in  the  County  Insane  Asylum,  submitted  to  the  Board  reso¬ 
lutions  as  their  report,  under  date  of  September  23,  1895,  and  recommended  Dr. 
Richard  Dewey,  Dr.  Sanger  Brown  and  Dr.  Archibald  Church  be  selected  as  the 
Supervising  Medical  Staff.  I  would  recommend  that  Dr.  D.  W.  Lewis  and  Dr.  Wm, 
Cuthbertson  be  selected  to  serve  as  said  Supervising  Medical  Staff  for  the  term 
expiring  on  the  first  Monday  of  October,  1896.  This  Medical  Staff  has  been  author¬ 
ized  to  make  rules  and  regulations  governing  the  resident  physicians,  nurses  and 
attendants,  and  the  care  and  treatment  of  the  patients ;  such  rules  and  regulations 
to  be  approved  by  this  Board  before  becoming  operative.  They  are  empowered  to 
inspect  and  inquire  into  the  condition  of  the  Institution  and  the  medical  treatment 
of  the  inmates. 

The  gentlemen  I  have  above  suggested  to  act  as  the  Medical  Staff  are  recognized 
by  the  medical  profession  as  eminent  authority  in  the  treatment  of  this  particular 
class  of  diseases.  From  this  Staff  this  Board  may  reasonably  hope  to  receive  valuable 
suggestions  and  recommendations.  By  frequent  visits  to  the  Institution  their  presence 
alone  will  exert  an  excellent  influence,  and  I  confidently  predict  good  results  from 
their  supervision. 

VARIOUS  REPAIRS,  ETC. 

During  the  year  nine  old  boilers  have  been  taken  out  and  replaced  with  nine 
new  boilers,  with  fittings  complete,  and  such  repairs  made  to  the  heating  apparatus 
as  to  insure  comfort. 

A  new  fire  pump  has  been  added  to  the  machinery  equipment,  and  the  necessary 
hose  provided  for  fire  protection. 


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An  ample  supply  of  water  is  now  assured  by  the  laying  of  an  8-incli  main 
from  the  City  main  supply  pipe  at  Irving  Park  to  and  in  the  grounds  of  the  institu¬ 
tion.  Fire  plugs  and  connections  have  been  placed  in  the  grounds  and  build¬ 
ings  at  convenient  points  in  case  of  emergency. 

The  buildings  have  been  improved  and  kept  in  good  repair,  and  by  placing  the 
receipts  and  disbursements  of  all  supplies  and  the  control  of  the  employes  under 
the  direct  supervision  of  a  business  manager,  many  abuses  have  been  corrected, 
economy  secured,  and  the  service  and  discipline  improved. 

The  excellent  condition  of  the  Dunning  institutions  reflects  credit  upon  Gen¬ 
eral  Superintendent  Morgan’s  business  management  and  his  able  assistants,  Drs. 
McGrew,  Johnson,  Kearney  and  Ferguson,  of  the  Insane  Asylum,  and  Drs.  Crowe, 
Ospray  and  Crowely,  of  the  Poor  House.  Chief  Engineer  Quinn  has  given 
valuable  service  and  has  made  many  improvements  in  his  department. 

THE  POOR  HOUSE. 

This  institution  is  one  of  the  most  difficult  of  proper  management.  Many 
persons  who  have  no  right  to  be  charges  upon  the  County  seek  this  asylum  as  a 
home  for  the  winter.  Such  as  are  physically  able  to  perform  manual  labor  are 
given  suitable  tasks  in  the  building  and  watching  the  premises.  Such  employment, 
however,  is  limited  to  the  necessary  requirements  of  the  institution  from  day  to  day, 
and  can  only  be  regarded  as  a  means  of  something  for  idle  hands  to  do.  As  a  large 
number  of  the  inmates  are  apparently  incapable  to  attend  to  their  own  wants,  such 
persons  require  more  than  ordinary  skill  and  experience  to  manage  without  trouble. 
The  bad  element,  always  present  in  such  an  institution,  is  eliminated  as  soon  as 
possible,  it  being  the  only  means  by  which  deserving  cases  can  be  cared  for. 

THE  COUNTY  FARM. 

During  the  present  year  the  County  Farm  has  yielded  a  large  amount  of  sup¬ 
plies  for  the  use  of  the  Dunning  institutions.  The  land  is  increasing  in  value,  and 
its  products  fully  pay  the  County  for  the  amount  invested  at  market  prices. 

It  furnished  supplies  during  the  present  year,  at  market  prices,  to  the  value  of 

$5>776-4  7- 

CREDIT  DULY  ACCORDED. 

The  duties  of  the  County  Agent  are  exacting,  and  require  the  most  careful 
attention  and  watchfulness  to  see  that  the  large  amount  of  money  is  honestly  and 
properly  expended,  and  that  it  only  goes  to  those  who  are  worthy  and  entitled  to 
relief.  Agent  George  F.  Oleson  deserves  the  highest  credit  for  the  able  manner  in 
which  he  has  conducted  this  department,  as  also  does  his  efficient  assistant,  Charles 
Pasdeloup. 

It  seems  to  me  one  of  the  most  difficult  problems  this  Board  has  to  contend 
with  is  the  proper  expenditure  of  the  money  appropriated  for  the  care  and  relief  of 
the  poor. 

INTERESTING  STATISTICS. 

In  the  appropriation  for  the  present  year  there  was  set  aside  for  the  supplies  for 
the  County  Agent’s  Department,  $100,000;  for  salaries,  $25,000.  These  sums  will 
be  entirely  used,  and  are  hardly  sufficient  to  meet  the  most  urgent  calls  upon  this 
department.  In  addition,  there  was  appropriated  $14,275  for  out-door  relief  in 
the  country  towns.  These  figures  show  that  this  Board  will  pay  out  this  year 
$140,000  in  caring  for  the  needy  poor. 

These  figures  do  not  include  the  cost  of  keeping  the  paupers  at  the  Poor  House. 
It  is  a  fact,  established  by  the  records  at  the  County  Agent’s  office,  that  the  greater 
share  of  this  money  is  used  during  the  six  months  commencing  October  1  and 
ending  March  31.  The  same  is  true  in  regard  to  the  increased  numbers  who  have 


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SAMUEL  M.  BURDETT. 


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to  be  provided  for  at  the  Poor  House.  This  condition  exists  largely  from  the  fact 
that  so  many  men  willing  to  work  cannot  find  employment  during  the  winter 
months,  and  are  not  able  to  earn  wages  high  enough  during  the  summer  to  carry 
them  and  their  families  through  a  severe  winter. 

The  County  Agent’s  report  for  October  shows  that  the  total  number  of  families 
aided  was  1,477.  Of  this  number  592  were  married  men,  15  widowers  and  2  single 
men.  The  Poor  House  report  shows  a  daily  average  of  about  800  men. 

October  being  the  first  month  when  real  needs  of  the  poor  commence  to 
demand  attention,  the  figures  of  this  month  are  not  near  so  large  as  the  other 
months,  when  it  becomes  colder  and  their  needs  greater. 

SOME  PERTINENT  SUGGESTIONS. 

These  figures  will  show  that  during  October  Cook  County  wholly  or  in  part 
supported  in  round  numbers  between  1,400  and  1,500  men.  The  coming  five 
months  the  number  will  be  larger,  probably  increased  at  least  50  per  cent.  For  this 
large  amount  of  money  so  expended  Cook  County  receives  nothing  in  return. 

It  has  occurred  to  me  that  some  plan  might  be  devised  whereby  Cook  County 
might  receive  some  value  for  this  amount  of  money.  Taking  these  figures,  it  would 
seem  only  fair  to  say  that  during  the  winter  months  the  County  has  500  able-bodied 
men  who  could  earn  their  living  if  a  way  was  provided  for  them  to  do  so. 

Could  not  these  men  be  put  to  work  on  the  streets  keeping  them  free  from  snow 
and  mud  in  connection  with  the  City  street  cleaning  department,  the  County  to  pay 
them  a  small  sum,  equivalent  to  what  it  now  costs  to  care  for  them  ? 

Would  not  the  City  authorities  co-operate  with  this  Board  in  some  manner 
whereby  the  men  able  to  work,  who  are  supported  by  Cook  County,  should  render 
some  service  for  what  they  receive? 

Would  not  the  men  asking  charity  be  more  willing  to  avail  themselves  of  some 
such  arrangement  rather  than  be  classed  as  paupers? 

I  submit  the  matter  to  your  careful  consideration. 

COUNTY  ATTORNEY. 

The  County  Attorney  has  from  time  to  time  reported  to  this  Board  the  status 
and  condition  of  all  litigation  now  pending  in  the  various  courts  in  which  Cook 
County  is  interested.  Mr.  lies  is  entitled  to  great  credit  for  the  skill  and  energy 
which  he  has  shown  in  the  conduct  of  the  Legal  Department  of  the  County. 

Assistant  County  Attorney  William  F.  Struckman  has  charge  of  that  branch  of 
the  County  Attorney’s  office  pertaining  to  insane  cases  and  dependent  children 
brought  before  the  County  Court.  In  the  discharge  of  this  trust  he  has  given 
faithful  attention  to  public  interests. 

COUNTY  PHYSICIAN. 

The  County  Physician  has  charge  of  the  insane  committed  to  the  Detention 
Hospital  pending  their  examination  and  disposal  by  the  County  Court,  as  well  as 
the  care  and  welfare  of  dependent  children  coming  through  the  County  Agent’s 
office.  To  these  duties  are  added  the  medical  attention  and  treatment  of  the  pris¬ 
oners  in  the  County  Jail.  To  Dr.  Fortner  I  cheerfully  accord  praise  for  the  efficient 
manner  in  which  he  has  discharged  these  duties. 

COOK  COUNTY  NORMAL  SCHOOL. 

The  Cook  County  Normal  School  grounds  consist  of  17.12  acres  described  as 
the  west  half  of  the  southeast  quarter  of  Sec.  21,  T.  38,  N.  R.  14  E.  of  the  3d  P.  M. 
Ten  acres  of  this  property  was  deeded  by  L.  W.  Beck  and  wife  for  Normal  School 
purposes,  April  24,  i860.  The  County  has  the  abstract  of  title,  continued  to  March 
28,  1892.  The  maintenance  of  the  Normal  School  amounts  to  an  average  cost  of 


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$36,000  per  year.  The  Normal  School  is  a  problem  which  this  Board  should 
solve.  I  would  recommend  that  the  buildings  and  a  portion  of  the  grounds  be  turned 
over  to  the  City  Board  of  Education  with  the  understanding  that  they  maintain  a 
normal  school  for  the  education  of  teachers  for  our  public  schools.  The  balance  of 
this  property  should  be  subdivided  and  disposed  of,  the  money  to  be  used  for  building 
purposes.  I  have  no  doubt  but  that  from  $150,000  to  $200,000  would  be  received 
from  the  sale  of  this  property,  and  in  the  meantime  relieve  the  County  from  the 
expense  of  maintaining  said  school. 

THE  OLD  JAIL  BUILDING. 

The  Old  Jail  Building  has  been  for  years  a  just  cause  of  complaint  and  criticism. 
The  law  regards  innocent  all  prisoners  committed  to  the  jail,  until  properly  tried 
and  convicted,  as  provided  by  law.  It  is  just  that  in  the  interim  between  commit¬ 
ment  and  trial  the  prisoners  should  be  treated  with  humanity  and  their  health  pre¬ 
served.  In  order  to  secure  this  the  new  wing  of  the  County  Jail  has  been  erected  at 
a  cost  of  about  $100,000.  It  is  estimated  that  it  will  require  an  additional  outlay  of 
$50,000  or  $60,000  to  furnish  the  cells  and  complete  the  new  structure.  This 
expense  must  be  provided  for  in  the  next  annual  appropriation  bill.  The  County 
will  then  have  a  jail  fully  equal  to  the  real  demands  of  justice. 

THE  NEW  CRIMINAL  COURT  BUILDING. 

During  the  past  year  this  building  has  been  completed  by  such  changes  in  the 
arrangement  of  offices  and  court  rooms  as  tended  to  facilitate  the  dispatch  of  public 
business.  Furniture,  where  needed,  has  been  provided,  and  the  building  in  all  its 
details  is  now  equipped  with  modern  appliances,  and  is  a  credit  to  the  County  and  a 
model  of  convenience. 

THE  COUNTY  JUDICIARY. 

I  believe  the  time  has  come  when  this  Board  and  the  people  of  this  County 
should  take  the  necessary  steps  towards  urging  the  next  General  Assembly  to  amend 
the  law  in  relation  to  the  Criminal  Court  of  Cook  County.  I  think  the  present  sys¬ 
tem  whereby  the  Circuit  and  Superior  Judges  serve  in  the  Criminal  Court  through  a 
system  of  rotation  should  be  abolished  and  three  Judges  selected  whose  sole  duty 
should  be  confined  to  the  Criminal  Court.  A  Judge  who  is  presiding  in  the  Circuit 
or  Superior  Court  and  compelled  to  break  off  and  go  to  the  Criminal  Court  for  three 
months,  necessarily  has  more  or  less  business  pertaining  to  the  Circuit  or  Superior 
Court  to  which  he  has  to  give  some  time  while  presiding  at  the  Criminal  Court ;  and 
his  calendar  stands  still  while  he  is  in  the  Criminal  Court.  The  present  system  is 
a  source  of  delay  to  the  common  law  and  chancery  litigants,  and  to  the  prompt  trial 
of  criminal  cases.  It  is  a  source  of  expense  to  the  County  by  reason  of  increased 
amount  of  jurors’  salaries  and  cost  of  dieting  prisoners  whose  cases  are  delayed,  and 
in  many  other  ways. 

By  having  Judges  who  devote  their  entire  time  to  the  trial  of  criminal  cases  they 
would  be  able  to  dispatch  a  much  greater  volume  of  business  in  a  term  than  is  done 
under  the  present  system,  and  the  Circuit  and  Superior  Court  Judges  would  be  able 
to  give  their  entire  time  to  the  duties  of  their  own  Courts,  which  would  work  to  the 
great  advantage  of  the  County  and  persons  having  business  in  the  Courts. 

In  this  connection  I  think  it  would  be  well  to  consider  the  question  of  an  addi¬ 
tional  Judge  for  the  County  Court,  or  devise  some  method  to  relieve  the  County 
Court  from  its  present  condition. 

CIVIL  SERVICE  COMMISSION. 

The  law  creating  the  Cook  County  Civil  Service  Commission  became  operative 
July  1,  and  in  accordance  with  its  provisions  I  appointed  three  commissioners  and 
reported  my  action  to  this  Board  at  the  time. 


Hand  Book  ok  Cook  County  Institutions. 


59 


E.  J.  MAGERSTADT, 
Clerk  Criminal  Court. 


6o 


Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions. 


APPLICATIONS  FOR  POSITIONS. 

During  the  five  months  of  its  existence  the  Commission  has  received  over  1,500 
applications  for  positions  and  has  examined  over  1,200  of  the  applicants.  All  the 
present  employes  of  the  County  coming  under  the  jurisdiction  of  this  Board,  and 
hence  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Civil  Service  Commission  are  on  the  classified 
list,  and  the  benefits  and  advantages  of  civil  service  as  applied  to  our  employes  are 
fast  making  themselves  felt  and  the  ultimate  success  of  civil  service  is  assured. 
The  Commissioners  have  given  careful  attention  to  the  study  of  the  Act,  and  have 
been  earnest  in  their  efforts  to  administer  the  law  according  to  its  terms  and  provi¬ 
sions  and  in  a  practical,  business-like  manner. 

NURSES  AT  COUNTY  HOSPITAL. 

In  this  connection  I  deem  it  my  duty  to  call  your  attention  to  the  question  of 
nurses  at  the  County  Hospital.  As  you  know,  during  this  year  they  have  been  fur¬ 
nished  by  a  contract  with  the  Illinois  Training  School  for  Nurses  at  a  cost  of  $ 22,200 
for  the  year.  In  addition  to  this  they  have  had  the  services  of  quite  a  number  of 
convalescent  patients  who  were  able  to  leave  the  hospital  but  were  retained  there, 
assisting  the  nurses.  At  times  the  County  has  been  called  upon  to  bear  the  cost  of 
feeding  and  caring  for  as  high  as  from  thirty  to  forty  of  this  class. 

This  contract  expires  on  the  31st  day  of  this  month  and  some  different  arrange¬ 
ment  will  have  to  be  made  for  the  coming  year.  Under  the  opinion  of  the  County 
Attorney,  dated  September  17,  the  nurses  and  the  medical  staff  at  the  Hospital  will 
necessarily  have  to  be  appointed  under  the  Act  relating  to  the  Civil  Service  Com¬ 
mission,  and  will  be  under  the  jurisdiction  of  that  Board.  I  think  it  a  question  to 
be  well  considered  whether  the  County  cannot  establish  a  Training  School  for 
nurses  at  the  Hospital,  whereby  as  high  or  higher  standard  may  be  obtained  as  can 
be  had  under  a  contract  with  a  private  school. 

At  present  under  the  system  in  vogue  the  same  nurses  only  stay  a  few  months 
as  a  rule,  and  are  then  sent  to  other  charges  more  profitable  to  the  school.  By  this 
method  the  County  Hospital,  as  to  a  large  per  cent  of  the  nurses,  is  simply  a 
primary  or  kindergarten  department.  Nurses  appointed  after  a  competitive  exam¬ 
ination  and  retaining  their  positions  as  long  as  they  performed  their  duty  and  receiv¬ 
ing  a  proper  compensation,  in  my  judgment,  would  render  better  service  than  those 
now  there  without  compensation  simply  for  the  necessary  experience  to  fit  them  for 
other  positions.  As  to  the  Hospital  Staff  and  this  question  of  nurses  I  would  rec¬ 
ommend  either  the  Hospital  Committee  or  a  special  Committee  at  once  take  the 
matter  up  and  submit  a  plan  to  this  Board  for  its  approval  before  the  consideration 
of  the  appropriation  bill. 

A  SEASONABLE  EULOGY. 

The  office  of  the  Superintendent  of  Public  Service  deserves  more  than  a 
passing  notice.  This  department  is  charged  with  the  expenditure  of  nearly  three- 
quarters  of  a  million  dollars  annually,  and  I  challenge  any  person  to  make  a  just 
criticism  of  the  manner  in  which  this  office  is  conducted,  or  to  deny  the  statement 
that  every  cent  of  the  County’s  money  paid  out  is  only  paid  out  for  full  value 
received.  The  aim  of  the  Superintendent  and  his  able  assistant  has  been  to 
encourage  all  the  honest  competition  possible,  and  it  cannot  be  said  that  any  clique 
or  ring  of  merchants,  salesmen  or  contractors  have  any  inside  influence  in  the  matter 
of  furnishing  Cook  County  with  supplies.  I11  this  office  none  but  business  methods 
prevail,  and  depending,  as  this  Board  has  to  do,  upon  the  Superintendent  to  so  great 
an  extent  for  the  proper  expenditure  of  so  large  a  sum  of  money,  it  is  most  gratifying 
to  me,  and  it  must  be  to  the  members  of  this  Board,  to  have  the  office  filled  by  so 
capable  and  efficient  an  officer  as  Dr.  T.  N.  Jamieson. 


Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions 


6i 


ABIJAH  O.  COOPER, 
Clerk  Probate  Court. 


Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions. 


62 


INDUSTRIAL  SCHOOLS. 

The  Industrial  School  trouble  has  lately  been  so  thoroughly  aired  that  you  are 
all  conversant  with  all  questions  pertaining  to  the  relation  of  this  County  to  the 
various  Industrial  Schools.  I  only  suggest  that  before  appropriating  any  sum  to 
them  next  year  a  careful  investigation  be  made,  and  proper  restrictions  thrown 
around  such  appropriations  as  will  insure  their  expenditure  for  the  purpose  for 
which  this  Board  intends  them. 


RESOURCES  OF  COOK  COUNTY. 


From  the  certificate  of  the  County  Clerk  the  equalized  valuation  of  all  classes 
of  property  in  Cook  County  for  the  year  1895  is  as  follows  : 

Real  estate . 1213,029,549 

Personal  property  .  38,531,171 

Railroad  property  .  19,183,816 

Total  . 1270,745,536 

To  maintain  the  County  Government,  including  the  payment  of  principal  and 
interest  of  the  bonded  debt  incurred  by  the  County  since  August  8,  1870,  for  the 
year  1896,  the  County  is  allowed  by  law  to  levy  as  a  tax  an  amount  equal  to  75  cents 
on  the  $100  equalized  valuation  of  all  taxable  property  for  the  year  1895,  being  the 
last  previous  assessment,  which  amount  will  be  $2,030,584.02  for  the  year  1896. 

ESTIMATED  RECEIPTS  FOR  1 896. 

The  estimated  receipts  of  County  Offices  in  and  for  the  year  1896  over  and  above 
the  salaries  legally  to  be  paid  out  of  said  receipts  will  be  about  as  follows  : 


County  Treasurer  and  ex-officio  County  Collector . $  310,000  00 

Recorder  of  Deeds .  190,000  00 

County  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  County  Court .  200,000  00 

Clerk  of  Probate  Court .  100,000  00 

Clerk  of  Circuit  Court .  180,000  00 

Clerk  of  Superior  Court .  120,000  00 

Sheriff .  50,000  00 

Clerk  of  Criminal  Court . * .  2,000  00 

Coroner .  1,000  00 


Total  . $1,153,000  00 

Available  resources  will  be  from  tax  levy  .  2,030,584  02 

Add  estimated  receipts  from  County  Offices .  .  1,153,000  00 


Making  total  from  all  sources . $3,183,584  02 


The  fixed  charges  are  the  principal  on  bonded  indebtedness  incurred  since 
August  8,  1870. 


BONDED  INDEBTEDNESS. 


OLD  INDEBTEDNESS. 


May  1,  1880,  4 A  per  cent  Refunding  bonds,  Series  A,  expire  May  1,  1900 . $1,158,500  00 

May  1,  1885,  4  per  cent  Refunding  bonds,  series  B,  expire  May  1,  1905 .  500,000  00 

Total  . $1,658,500  00 


NEW  INDEBTEDNESS. 


May  1,  1888,  4  per  cent  Refunding  bonds,  expire  $50,000  each  year . $  650,000  00 

February  1,  1889,  5  per  cent  Court  House  bonds,  expire  January  1,  1899 .  750,000  00 

May  1,  1892,  1  to  20  years  4  per  cent  Refunding  bonds,  Series  C,  expire  $67,500 

each  year .  1,147,500  00 


Total . $2,547,500  00 


RECAPITULATION. 

Old  indebtedness . 

New  indebtedness . 


$1,648,500  00 
2,547,500  00 


Total  indebtedness 


$4,206,000  00 


Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions. 


<->3 


STEPHEN  E>.  GRIFFIN, 
Clerk  Superior  Court. 


Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions. 


64 


It  is  evident  from  this  showing,  in  order  to  keep  within  the  County’s  resources, 
it  will  be  necessary  to  curtail  the  expenses  in  every  branch  of  the  service.  How  this 
shall  be  accomplished  without  impairing  the  service  will  not  only  tax  your  best 
judgment,  but  will  require  your  patient  attention.  The  Circuit  Judges  can  very 
materially  aid  in  this  direction  by  careful  consideration  of  the  question  of  how  many 
assistants  they  allow  the  different  departments  under  the  provisions  of  the  law. 

This  Board  will  be  called  on  in  the  very  near  future  to  renew  all  its  insurance 
policies  now  in  force.  This  will  require  an  additional  outlay  of  about  $20,000  for 
premiums. 

LEGISLATIVE  BUCCANEERING. 

The  last  General  Assembly  passed  an  Act  entitled,  “An  Act  to  tax  gifts,  leg¬ 
acies,  inheritances,”  etc.,  which  is  now  a  law  upon  our  statute  books.  This  law 
provides  that  the  tax  so  collected  shall  be  paid  to  the  State  and  is  to  be  used  for 
State  purposes. 

I  do  not  wish  to  find  fault  with  the  Legislature  that  passed  this  law  nor  with 
the  law  itself,  but  I  think  this  Board  should  ask  the  next  General  Assembly  to 
repeal  the  above  law  and  in  its  place  pass  an  Act  fixing  a  uniform  tax  upon  all  leg¬ 
acies  or  inheritances  over  the  sum  of  $50,000  or  $100,000,  the  tax  so  collected 
in  each  county  in  the  State  to  be  applied  toward  the  support  of  the  charitable 
institutions  in  the  county,  or  to  defraying  the  expenses  the  said  county  is  called 
upon  to  pay  to  maintain  its  charges  in  charitable  institutions.  I  see  no  reason  why 
a  tax  raised  in  this  manner  would  not  be  sufficient  in  time  to  bear  the  greater  share 
of  the  cost  of  our  charitable  institutions,  nor  do  I  see  why  a  tax  raised  in  this  man¬ 
ner  should  go  to  support  the  State  government.  It  has  so  many  other  sources 
from  which  it  can  properly  raise  revenue,  such  as  corporations,  franchises,  etc., 
that  it  should  leave  the  sum  derived  from  an  inheritance  or  legacy  tax  to  be  expended 
as  I  have  indicated. 

a  meritorious  project. 

I11  following  the  plan  I  have  above  outlined  no  poor  person  would  be  called 
upon  to  pay  any  sum  or  tax  for  the  support  of  our  poor  unfortunates  who  become 
public  charges,  for  certainly  any  heir  receiving  an  inheritance  of  $50,000  or 
$100,000  could  well  afford  to  pay  a  reasonable  sum  as  a  tax,  which  would  go  for  the 
purposes  above  stated,  and  no  one  would  consider  it  any  hardship  to  such  heir ;  on 
the  other  hand,  it  being  a  notorious  and  conceded  fact  that  the  poor  man  is  taxed 
much  higher  in  proportion  than  the  rich  man,  it  necessarily  follows  that  the  poor 
pay  a  larger  amount  in  proportion  to  their  means  than  the  rich  toward  the  cost  of 
maintaining  our  public  charitable  institutions. 

By  the  method  I  have  above  suggested,  the  poor  man  will  almost  be  entirely 
relieved  from  contributing  to  the  maintenance  of  our  public  charitable  institutions. 

AN  IMPORTANT  PROPOSITION. 

The  City  of  Chicago,  in  my  opinion,  ought  to  bear  some  of  the  burdens  which 
the  County  is  now  obliged  to  provide  for ;  it  should  take  care  of  the  sick  and 
maimed  poor,  and  the  State  should  take  care  of  the  insane  and  dependent  children. 
With  the  limited  revenues  of  the  County  we  are  called  on  to  provide  Court  Houses 
and  quarters  for  all  County  officers,  a  Jail,  a  Hospital,  an  Insane  Asylum,  a  Poor 
House,  a  Morgue,  and  to  pay  for  the  running  of  all  courts  of  record,  State’s  Attor¬ 
ney’s  office,  Coroner,  Sheriff,  and  take  care  of  the  poor  and  insane  and  dependent 
children,  pay  for  the  clothing  and  necessaries  for  Cook  County’s  inmates  at  the 
State  charity  institutions,  and  board  for  the  prisoners  sent  to  the  Bridewell  by  the 
Criminal  Court. 

This  Board  should  take  action  to  secure  an  amendment  to  the  present  law  by 
the  Legislature  in  regard  to  fees  and  salaries  of  the  State’s  Attorney’s  office,  so  that 


Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions. 


65 


JAMES  PEASE, 
Sheriff  of  Cook  County. 


66 


Hand  Rook  of  Cook  County  Institutions. 


all  moneys  collected  for  the  forfeiture  of  bail  bonds  be  paid  into  the  County  Treas¬ 
ury.  It  is  manifestly  unjust  that  no  accounting  of  this  source  of  revenues  should 
be  made  to  the  County. 

In  conclusion,  I  wish  to  thank  the  members  of  this  Board  for  the  prompt 
attendance  at  the  meetings  of  this  Board  and  their  faithful  discharge  of  their  duties 
as  members  of  the  various  committees,  and  their  courtesy  to  me  as  President  of  the 
Board. 

Referring  to  the  estimate  of  our  resources  for  the  coming  year,  I  trust  it  will  be 
the  aim  of  every  member  in  considering  the  annual  appropriation  bill  to  see  that 
every  cent  is  placed  where  it  will  be  of  the  most  benefit  to  the  citizens  and  tax¬ 
payers  of  Cook  County  and  expended  in  a  practical,  business-like  manner. 


STATEMENT  OF  APPROPRIATIONS  AND  EXPENDITURES  FOR 

SUPPLIES  AND  REPAIRS,  1895. 


INSTITUTION  OR  OFFICE. 


Hospital  and  Detention  Hospital . 

Dunning  Institutions . 

County  Agent . 

*Custodian  Court  House . 

'^Custodian  Criminal  Court  Building . 

Sheriff . 

Superintendent  of  Public  Service . 

Commissioners  and  Comptroller . 

tState’s  Attorney . 

JCounty  Superintendent  of  Public  Schools. . . 

Normal  School . 

Coroner . 

Clerk  of  the  Criminal  Court . 

County  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  the  County  Court 

County  Treasurer . 

Recorder . 

Clerk  of  the  Circuit  Court . 

Clerk  of  the  Superior  Court . 

Clerk  of  the  Probate  Court . 

Hospital  Clinic  Uaboratory  Fund . 

Normal  School  Library  and  Apparatus  Fund 

Civil  Service  Commission . 

County  Attorney . 


Total 


Amount  Ap- 

Amount  Ex- 

Amount  Ex- 

propriated 

pended  from 

pended  from 

Balance 

for  Supplies 

Jan. 1  to 

July  1  to 

Dec.  1,  1895. 

and  Repairs. 

June  30,  1895. 

Dec.  1, 1895. 

$155,000 

00 

$  76,728 

11 

$  55,065 

85 

$  23,206 

04 

220,000 

00 

128,096 

55 

77,098 

59 

14,804 

86 

100,000 

00 

72,597 

05 

11,171 

29 

16,231 

66 

50,000 

00 

35,824 

20 

9,293 

60 

4,782 

20 

16,000 

00 

4,713 

48 

5,455 

36 

5,831 

16 

12,000 

00 

7,722 

48 

4,277 

52 

4,000 

00 

1,568 

11 

920 

46 

L5II 

43 

6,000 

00 

3,002 

61 

1,874 

56 

1,122 

83 

\  500 

}  1,500 

00 

00 

}  1,191 

06 

339 

54 

469 

40 

2,404 

93 

746 

48 

490 

87 

1,167 

58 

10,000 

00 

4,265 

41 

3,405 

17 

2,329 

42 

2,000 

00 

353 

54 

369 

76 

1,276 

70 

3.500 

00 

2,597 

13 

902 

87 

12,500 

00 

7,384 

77 

5,H5 

23 

8,000 

00 

4,984 

67 

956 

59 

2,058 

74 

10,000 

00 

4,416 

38 

2,234 

17 

3,349 

45 

8,500 

00 

3,854 

US 

4,645 

85 

8,000 

00 

3,ooi 

62 

2,967 

80 

2,030 

58 

4.500 

00 

3,139 

54 

i,i39 

31 

221 

15 

1,010 

00 

187 

26 

291 

85 

530 

89 

2,000 

00 

954 

69 

372 

72 

672 

59 

250 

00 

186 

18 

63 

85 

2,600 

00 

1,460 

64 

528 

06 

611 

30 

$368,789 

93 

$189,203 

20 

$  83,271 

80 

189,203 

20 

82,271 

80 

$640,264 

93 

$640,264 

93 

*In  February  the  sum  of  $ 16,000.00  was  transferred  from  the  Supply  Fund  of  the  Custodian  of  the 
Court  House  to  Custodian  of  the  Criminal  Court  Building. 

tjuly  31,  1895,  page  880,  additional  sum  of  $500.00  allowed  for  supplies, 
jlncludes  $904.93  brought  forward  from  1894  Supply  Fund. 

Office  Superintendent  Public  Service 
November  30,  1S95. 


Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions. 


6  7 


JACOB  J.  KERN 
State’s  Attorney. 


STATEMENT  OF  THE  BUILDING  FUND,  1895. 


68 


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Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions, 


73 


ORRIN  N.  CARTER, 
Judge  County  Court. 


74 


Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions 


RULES  OF  THE  BOARD  OF  COOK  COUNTY  COMMISSIONERS. 


MEETINGS. 

Rule  i — Regular  meetings  shall  be  held  on  the 
first  Monday  of  December,  January,  February, 
March,  June  and  September  in  each  year  at  2  p.  m. 
At  the  hour  of  meeting  the  President  shall  call 
the  Board  to  order  and  instruct  the  Clerk  to  call 
the  roll  and  note  the  absentees. 

Rule  2 — A  majority  of  all  the  members  shall 
constitute  a  quorum  for  the  transaction  of  busi¬ 
ness.  Should  a  quorum  not  be  present,  the  meet¬ 
ing  shall  stand  adjourned  from  day  to  day  until  a 
quorum  is  obtained. 

Rule  3— The  regular  order  of  business,  unless 
otherwise  directed  by  the  Board,  shall  be  as  fol¬ 
lows: 

(1)  Reading  and  approving  the  records  of  the 
proceedings  of  the  last  meeting. 

(2)  Unfinished  business. 

(3)  Communications  and  petitions. 

(4)  Reports  from  standing  committees. 

(5)  Reports  from  special  committees. 

(6)  Resolutions  and  motions. 

PRESIDENT  OF  THE  BOARD. 

Rule  4 — It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  President  to 
enforce  all  the  rules  for  the  government  of  the  sev¬ 
eral  Institutions  and  Departments  of  Cook  County, 
and  the  neglect  or  refusal  of  any  officer  or  employe 
to  observe  said  rules  shall  be  sufficient  cause  for 
the  suspension  or  removal  of  said  officer  or 
emyloye  by  the  President.  And  any  vacancy  so 
created  shall  be  filled  in  the  manner  in  which  the 
appointment  was  originally  made,  provided  noth¬ 
ing  herein  shall  be  construed  to  evade  the  rules  of 
Civil  Service. 

He  shall  call  special  meetings  of  the  Board 
whenever,  in  his  opinion,  the  same  may  be  neces¬ 
sary,  or  upon  the  written  request  of  five  members 
of  the  Board,  and  he  shall  preside  at  all  meetings 
of  the  Board,  and  generally  perform  all  the  duties 
of  a  presiding  officer. 

He  shall  preserve  order  and  decorum ;  shall 
decide  all  questions  of  order — subject,  however,  to 
an  appeal  from  his  decision  ;  shall  refuse  to  enter¬ 
tain  any  proposition  involving  the  expenditure  of 
money  unless  the  same  is  reduced  to  writing,  with 
the  signature  in  full  of  the  member  offering  the 
same  endorsed  thereon  ;  shall  order  a  call  of  the 
yeas  and  nays  upon  all  appropriation  resolutions, 
and  upon  all  propositions  whereby  any  liability, 
directly  or  indirectly,  may  be  created,  and  upon 
all  other  propositions,  whenever  the  same  is 
demanded  by  any  member  of  the  Board ;  and 
whenever  a  report  of  a  committee  or  any  proposi¬ 
tion  involving  the  expenditure  of  more  than 
$500  has  been  divided  for  the  purpose  of  consid¬ 
ering  it  item  by  item,  and  after  the  last  item  has 
been  disposed  of,  he  shall,  whether  a  motion  to 
that  effect  be  made  or  not,  put  the  question  :  Shall 
the  report  (resolution  or  motion,  as  the  case  may 
be)  be  adopted  as  a  whole?  And  thereupon  he 
shall  order  a  call  of  the  yeas  and  nays. 

He  shall  have  the  same  privilege  of  voting  as 
other  Commissioners,  but  he  shall  not  have  a 
deciding  vote  in  case  of  a  tie  upon  any  proposition 
upon  which  he  has  voted  as  Commissioner. 

He  shall  personally  examine  all  requisitions  for 
supplies,  and  if,  in  his  judgment,  any  of  the 
articles  mentioned  are  unnecessary  or  extravagant, 
he  shall  strike  them  out  and  report  such  action  to 


Public  Service  Committee  for  their  action,  and  the 
sub-committees  of  the  different  institutions  and 
departments  shall  limit  the  supplies  for  the  various 
institutions  and  departments  of  the  County,  so 
that  the  several  appropriations  shall  not  become 
exhausted  before  the  close  of  each  fiscal  year. 

He  shall,  from  time  to  time,  personally  inspect 
the  books,  papers  and  accounts  of  the  Superin¬ 
tendent  of  Public  Service  and  of  the  Comptroller, 
and  in  case  of  the  failure  of  either  of  said  officers 
to  conduct  his  office  in  a  proper  manner,  or  to 
comply  with  the  provisions  of  law  or  rules  of  the 
Board  defining  their  respective  duties,  he  shall 
promptly  report  the  same  to  the  Board. 

He  shall  sign  all  contracts  for  supplies,  material 
and  work,  after  the  same  has  been  approved  by 
the  Board.  Provided ,  however ,  that  no  contract 
shall  be  executed  or  liability  incurred  until  he 
shall  have  ascertained  that  there  is  sufficient  money 
in  the  proper  fund  to  liquidate  such  contract  or 
liability. 

He  shall,  on  or  before  the  31st  day  of  December 
of  each  year,  by  and  with  the  advice  and  consent 
of  the  Board,  appoint  a  Superintendent  of  Public 
Service,  a  Superintendent  of  the  Institutions  at 
Dunning,  including  the  Poor  Farm,  a  Warden  of 
the  County  Hospital,  a  County  Agent,  a  County 
Attorney,  a  County  Physician,  a  County  Architect, 
a  Custodian  of  the  Court  House,  a  Custodian  of  the 
Criminal  Court  Building,  and  a  Committee  Clerk 
of  the  County  Board,  all  of  whom  shall  be  subject 
to  these  rules. 

He  shall  appoint  the  Chairman  of  the  Commit¬ 
tee  on  Public  Service,  and  shall  appoint  all  Stand¬ 
ing  Committees  of  the  Board,  except  the  Commit¬ 
tee  on  Public  Service,  subject  to  the  approval  of 
the  Board,  and  shall  be  ex-officio  a  member  of  all 
Committees.  And  shall  have  such  other  powers 
and  perform  such  other  duties  as  are  provided  by 
law. 

In  the  absence  of  the  President  the  Board  shall 
elect  a  presiding  officer  pro  tempore,  who  shall, 
during  such  absence  or  inability,  possess  all  the 
powers  and  perform  all  the  duties  imposed  upon 
said  President  by  law  and  by  these  rules. 

COMMITTEE  ON  FINANCE. 

Rule  5 — There  shall  be  a  Committee  on  Finance, 
to  consist  of  five  members,  and  a  Committee  on 
Roads  and  Bridges,  consisting  of  three  members 
to  be  appointed  by  the  President,  subject  to  the 
approval  of  the  Board.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
Finance  Committee  to  prepare  the  annual  appro¬ 
priation  resolution,  in  and  by  which  shall  be  ap¬ 
propriated  such  sums  of  money  as  may  be  neces¬ 
sary  to  defray  all  the  necessary  expenses  and  lia¬ 
bilities  of  the  County  to  be  paid  and  incurred  during 
the  fiscal  year  ;  and  said  resolution  shall  specify  in 
detail  the  several  objects  and  purposes  for  which 
such  appropriations  are  made,  and  the  amount 
appropriated  for  each  object  or  purpose;  said 
resolution  shall  be  submitted  to  the  Board  for 
adoption  at  a  meeting  thereof  to  be  held  prior  to 
the  31st  day  of  March  in  each  year.  It  shall  also 
be  the  duty  of  said  Committee,  together  with  the 
President,  to  superintend  and  direct  the  Comp¬ 
troller  in  the  management  of  his  office,  and  see 
that  he  shall  open  and  keep  in  a  clear,  methodical 
manner,  a  complete  set  of  books,  which  shall 
show  in  detail  every  appropriation  for  the  fiscal 


Hand  Book  ok  Cook  County  Institutions, 


75 


ISAAC  N.  POWELL, 

Chief  Clerk  Board  of  Election  Commissioners. 


F.  3.  BAIRD, 

Chairman  Board  of  Election  Commissioners. 


W.  W.  WHEELOCK, 

Attorney  Board  of  Election  Commissioners. 


Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions. 


76 


year,  and  also  the  actual  and  estimated  receipts 
from  every  source  of  revenue,  and  such  books 
shall  be  kept  so  as  to  show,  at  all  times,  during 
the  fiscal  year,  the  amount  of  money  remaining  in 
each  fund  unexpended.  And  said  Committee  shall 
systematically  examine  all  books,  papers,  vouch¬ 
ers,  contracts,  bonds,  receipts  and  all  other  matters 
in  said  office  pertaining  to  the  finances  of  the 
County. 

All  claims  against  the  County  which  have  been 
audited  by  the  Comptroller  shall  be  referred  to  the 
Finance  Committee,  and  its  action  thereon  shall 
be  specifically  reported  in  writing  to  the  Board  for 
filial  action. 

Said  Committee  shall  direct  the  Comptroller  to 
furnish  monthly  to  the  Board  statements  of  the 
condition  of  each  fund,  showing  the  amount  ap¬ 
propriated  and  the  amount  expended,  and  the  bal¬ 
ance  remaining,  to  the  end  that  no  indebtedness 
shall  be  created  in  excess  of  the  several  amounts 
appropriated.  All  matters  pertaining  to  taxes  and 
financial  affairs  of  the  County  generally  shall  be 
referred  to  the  Finance  Committee. 

COMMITTEE  ON  PUBLIC  SERVICE. 

Rule  6 — There  shall  be  a  committee  on  Public 
Service,  which  shall  comprise  all  the  members  of 
the  Board,  the  chairman  of  which  shall  be  ex- 
officio  member  of  all  sub  committees  thereof.  It 
shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Committee  on  Public 
Service,  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Board,  to 
devise  rules  for  the  government  of  the  several 
County  institutions  and  departments  of  public 
service,  which  shall  include  a  system  of  visitation 
and  inspection  by  said  Committee,  and  for  this 
purpose  there  may  be  appointed  from  its  members 
the  requisite  number  of  Sub-Committees. 

Said  Committee  on  Public  Service  shall  super¬ 
intend  the  office  of  Superintendent  of  Public 
Service,  and  see  that  he  keeps  proper  books  of 
accounts,  vouchers,  etc.,  and  shall,  from  time  to 
time,  inspect  the  same  ;  it  shall,  subject  to  the 
approval  of  the  Board,  make  all  needful  rules  and 
regulations  for  the  proper  conduct  of  his  office. 

All  supplies  shall  be  purchased  and  issued  to  the 
several  institutions  and  departments  of  the  County 
only  upon  requisitions,  wdiich  shall  be  made  in 
triplicate,  and  no  requisition  calling  for  supplies 
exceeding  the  sum  of  $500  shall  be  divided  by 
any  officer  or  committee  for  the  purpose  of  en¬ 
abling  such  officer  or  committee  to  purchase  the 
same  without  having  first  received  the  approval  of 
the  Board. 

SUB-COMMITTEES  OF  PUBLIC  SERVICE  COMMITTEE. 

Rule  7 — The  Chairman  of  the  Public  Service 
Committee  shall  appoint  the  following  sub-com¬ 
mittees  of  the  Committee  011  Public  Service,  to-wit : 
Insane  Asylum  and  Poor  House,  County  Hospital, 
Outdoor  Relief,  Jail  and  Criminal  Court,  Court 
House,  Coroner  and  Morgue,  Building,  Judiciary, 
Educational,  Stationery  and  Printing,  and  City 
Relations. 

COMMITTEE  CLERK. 

Rule  8 — The  Committee  Clerk  shall  keep  a  rec¬ 
ord  of  the  proceedings  of  all  committee  meetings. 
Said  record  shall  show  the  names  of  the  members 
present,  and  those  voting  for  and  against  the  adop¬ 
tion  of  all  reports ;  and  shall  also  contain  a  com¬ 
plete  statement  of  the  amount  of  all  the  bids,  and 
by  whom,  and  for  what  made,  which  have  been 
considered  by  any  committee.  Said  record  shall 
be  open  at  all  times  to  the  inspection  of  the  mem¬ 
bers  of  the  Board  and  to  the  public. 


All  the  reports  of  committees  shall  be  in  writ¬ 
ing  and  contain  the  facts  of  the  matter  submitted, 
with  such  recommendations  as  may  be  deemed 
proper,  and  the  report  of  the  Committee  on  Fi¬ 
nance  shall  be  signed  by  the  members  of  the  com¬ 
mittee  who  approve  the  same.  And  the  report  of 
the  Committee  on  Public  Service  shall  be  signed 
by  the  chairman  of  such  committee  only.  Any 
member  or  members  may  submit  a  minority  re¬ 
port,  either  upon  the  whole  or  any  part  of  any 
report  presented. 

All  matters  referred  to  a  committee  shall  be  re¬ 
ported  back  to  the  next  meeting  or  adjourned 
meeting  of  the  Board,  and  in  case  of  a  failure  to 
so  report,  the  subject  matter  may  be  recalled  by  a 
majority  vote  of  the  Board,  aud  acted  upon,  the 
same  as  if  it  had  been  reported  by  the  committee. 

COUNTY  BOARD. 

Rule  9 — Any  member  who  desires  to  speak  shall 
rise  from  his  seat  and  address  himself  to  the  Presi¬ 
dent,  and  shall  confine  himself  strictly  to  the 
proposition  pending  before  the  Board,  and  avoid 
personalities. 

Rule  10 — No  member  shall  speak  more  than 
twice  nor  longer  than  five  minutes  on  the  same 
question  without  leave  of  the  Board.  But  in  a 
question  of  appeal  no  member  shall  speak  more 
than  once. 

Upon  a  call  of  the  yeas  and  nays,  no  member 
shall  speak  more  than  two  minutes  in  explanation 
of  his  vote. 

Rule  11 — When  a  question  is  put  to  the  Board, 
every  member  present  shall  vote,  unless  excused 
by  the  Board  or  personally  interested  therein. 

Rule  12 — After  a  motion  has  been  stated  by  the 
President,  or  read  by  the  Clerk,  it  shall  be  deemed 
the  property  of  the  Board,  but  may  be  withdrawn 
at  any  time  before  amendment. 

Rule  13 — If  the  question  under  debate  contains 
several  distinct  propositions,  any  member  may  call 
for  a  division,  but  such  questions  shall  not  be 
finally  disposed  of  until  it  has  been  submitted 
as  a  whole.  And  when  a  blank  has  been  filled 
and  different  sums  or  times  proposed,  the  question 
shall  first  be  put  upon  the  largest  sum  and  longest 
time. 

Rule  14 — When  a  question  is  before  the  board 
no  motion  shall  be  in  order  but  these:  First,  to  fix 
the  time  to  which  the  Board  shall  adjourn  when  it 
adjourns;  second,  to  adjourn;  third,  to  lay  on 
table  ;  fourth,  the  previous  question  ;  fifth,  to  post¬ 
pone  indefinitely  ;  sixth,  to  postpone  to  a  certain 
time  ;  seventh,  to  commit ;  eighth,  to  amend  ;  and 
these  motions  shall  be  privileged  and  have  prece¬ 
dence  in  the  order  in  which  they  are  made  to  suc¬ 
ceed  each  other  by  this  rule.  And  the  motion  to 
adjourn,  to  lay  on  the  table  and  for  the  previous 
question,  shall  be  decided,  without  debate. 

Rule  15 — A  motion  to  adjourn  shall  always  be 
in  order,  except,  first,  when  a  member  is  in  pos¬ 
session  of  the  floor  ;  second,  when  the  yeas  and 
nays  are  being  called;  third,  when  the  members 
are  voting ;  fourth,  when  adjournment  was  the 
last  preceding  motion  ;  or,  fifth,  when  it  has  been 
decided  that  the  previous  question  shall  be  taken, 
and  the  “previous  question”  shall  be  as  follows  : 
“Shall  the  main  question  be  now  put?  ” 

Rule  16 — The  effect  of  the  main  question  being 
ordered  shall  be  to  put  to  an  end  all  debate  and 
bring  the  Board  to  a  direct  vote,  first  upon  all 
amendments  pending,  and  then  on  the  main  ques¬ 
tion. 

Rule  17 — A  member  who  votes  with  the  prevail- 


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ing  side,  or  any  Commissioner  who  was  absent  at 
the  time  the  vote  was  taken,  may  move  a  recon¬ 
sideration,  but  no  such  motion  shall  be  in  order 
after  the  expiration  of  the  next  meeting  of  the 
Board. 

Rule  iS — All  resolutions  or  motions  whereby 
any  money  shall  be  appropriated,  or  by  virtue  of 
which  any  contract  shall  be  made,  or  any  act 
done  which  may  directly  or  indirectly,  or  in  any 
manner  whatever,  create  any  pecuniary  liability 
on  the  part  of  the  County,  shall  be  submitted  in 
writing,  with  the  signature  in  full  of  the  member 
offering  the  same  ;  and  no  such  proposition,  if  the 
amount  involved  exceeds  the  sum  of  $500,  shall 
be  put  upon  its  final  passage  until  after  a  reference 
to  one  of  the  standing  committees  of  the  Board 
and  a  report  from  such  committee  to  the  Board  at 
a  subsequent  meeting  thereof ;  and  the  vote  upon 
all  propositions  involving  the  expenditure  of 
money,  whether  for  more  or  less  than  $500, 
shall  be  by  yeas  and  nays,  and  the  result  thereof 
shall  be  entered  upon  the  records  of  the  Board. 

Rule  19 — The  roll  shall  be  called  and  the  yeas 
and  nays  taken  and  entered  upon  the  record  upon 
the  demand  of  any  member.  All  contracts  for 
supplies,  material  and  work  shall  first  be  approved 
by  the  Board  and  signed  by  the  President, 
Superintendent  of  Public  Service  and  Comptroller. 
All  bonds  taken  for  the  faithful  performance  of 
contracts,  and  all  bonds  given  by  County  officers 
and  employes,  shall  be  referred  to  the  Finance 
Committee  to  inquire  into  the  sufficiency  of  the 
sureties,  and  after  they  have  been  approved  by 
the  Finance  Committee  and  confirmed  by  the 
Board,  they  shall  be  filed  in  the  office  of  the 
Comptroller  as  provided  by  law. 

Rule  20 — Any  proposition  for  the  purchase  or 
sale  of  real  estate  shall  be  considered  by  the 
Board  in  open  session,  and  all  deeds  and  contracts 
for  the  same  shall  receive  the  approval  of  the 
President  and  two-thirds  of  all  the  members 
elected  to  the  County  Board  before  becoming 
binding  upon  the  County. 

Rule  21 — All  communications  or  resolutions 
presented  by  a  member  of  the  Board  upon  which 
any  action  is  taken,  shall  be  printed  in  the  Pro¬ 
ceedings  of  the  Board,  and  all  bonds,  contracts, 
communications  from  contractors  and  County 
officers,  and  all  estimates  of  architects  approved 
by  the  Board,  and  all  requisitions  for  supplies 
shall  be  printed  in  the  current  Proceedings. 

Rule  22 — No  receipt,  order  for  goods,  requisi¬ 
tions,  vouchers,  contracts,  bills,  bonds,  coupons, 
or  papers  of  any  sort  used  by  an  officer,  com¬ 
mittee  or  the  Board,  shall  be  destroyed,  but  after 
being  used  or  paid  shall  be  indorsed  to  that 
effect  and  filed  with  the  Clerk  for  safe-keeping 
until  the  same  shall  be  ordered  to  be  destroyed  by 
a  resolution  of  the  Board,  and  such  destruction 
shall  be  done  as  directed  by  the  Board. 

Rule  23 — No  person  not  a  member  or  ex-member 
of  the  Board,  or  an  officer  or  an  employe  thereof, 
shall  be  allowed  inside  the  railing  or  upon  the 
floor  of  the  Board  while  the  same  is  in  session, 
unless  by  permission  of  the  Board  or  the  presiding 
officer  thereof. 

Rule  24 — The  rules  of  parliamentary  practice 
comprised  in  “Roberts’  Rules  of  Order”  shall 
govern  the  Board  in  all  cases  in  which  they  are 
applicable  and  not  inconsistent  with  the  standing 
rules  and  orders  of  the  Board. 

Rule  25 — The  Superintendent  of  the  County 
Institutions  at  Dunning  shall  reside  in  one  of  the 


said  Institutions  free  of  rent  and  household 
expenses  for  his  own  family,  and  shall  be  respon¬ 
sible  for  the  management  of  said  Institutions, 
including  the  Poor  Farm. 

The  Warden  of  the  County  Hospital  shall  reside 
at  the  County  Hospital  free  of  rent  and  household 
expenses  for  his  own  family,  and  shall  be  held 
responsible  for  the  management  of  the  Hospital. 

They  shall  regulate  visits,  discipline  employes, 
and  shall  see  that  every  department  is  properly 
conducted,  and  that  the  strictest  economy  is 
practiced  consistent  with  efficient  service  and  the 
welfare  of  the  patients. 

ESTIMATES  AND  PAY-ROLLS. 

Rule  26 — The  Warden  of  the  County  Hospital, 
the  Superintendent  of  the  Insane  Asylum  and 
Poor  House,  the  County  Agent,  the  Custodian  of 
the  Court  House  and  the  Custodian  of  the 
Criminal  Court  Building,  shall  submit  to  the 
President  a  complete  list  of  all  employes  under 
them,  the  position  and  amount  of  salary,  as  pro¬ 
vided  in  the  annual  appropriation  bill,  and  the 
President  shall  cause  a  record  to  be  kept  of  said 
employes  under  proper  headings,  the  position  and 
amount  of  salary  ;  and  the  Comptroller  shall  keep 
a  like  record,  and  the  pay  rolls  submitted  by  the 
heads  of  the  various  institutions  and  departments 
shall  correspond  with  said  records. 

Suspensions  for  inefficiency,  incapacity  and  for 
violation  of  rules  shall  be  reported  to  the  Presi¬ 
dent  at  once,  who  in  turn  shall  notify  the  Comp¬ 
troller.  Any  violation  of  the  foregoing  by  the 
head  of  any  department  or  institution  shall  be 
sufficient  cause  for  his  removal.  The  President’s 
record  of  appointments  shall  be  open  at  all  times 
for  inspection  by  the  Commissioners. 

Rule  27 — The  heads  of  all  departments  and 
institutions  of  Cook  County,  including  the  County 
officers,  shall,  on  or  before  the  31st  day  of  Decem¬ 
ber,  in  each  year,  submit  to  the  County  Comp¬ 
troller  itemized  estimate  of  the  amount  of  money 
required  to  meet  the  expenses  of  their  several 
departments  and  offices  during  the  succeeding 
year,  commencing  January  1,  and  shall  also  sub¬ 
mit  a  statement  of  the  receipts  and  expenditures 
of  their  several  offices  and  departments  during  the 
preceding  year.  All  officers  and  heads  of  depart¬ 
ments  shall  attach  to  their  several  pay-rolls,  when 
presented  for  audit,  an  affidavit  in  the  following 

form,  viz:  “ - -  -  being  duly 

sworn,  says  that  this  pay-roll  is  true  and  correct, 
and  that  the  several  items  herein  mentioned  are 
in  accordance  with  tjie  order  of  the  County  Board, 
and  also  with  the  list  of  salaries  adopted  by  the 
County  Board  for  the  period  in  which  the  service 
as  charged  was  rendered,  and  that  the  persons 
whose  names  appear  on  said  pay-roll  are  either 
native  or  naturalized  American  citizens,  or  have 
in  good  faith  declared  their  intention  to  become 
such,  as  required  by  an  Act  of  the  General 
Assembly  of  the  State  of  Illinois,  approved  June 
1,  1889,  in  force  July  1,  1889,  or  are  exempt  from 
the  operation  of  said  Act  by  reason  of  age  or  sex.” 

REQUISITIONS. 

Rule  28 — The  heads  of  all  departments  and 
institutions  of  the  County,  including  the  County 
officers,  shall  make  application  to  the  Superin¬ 
tendent  of  Public  Service  for  all  supplies,  which 
by  law  the  County  is  required  to  furnish  ;  such 
application  shall  be  made  by  requisition,  at  such 
time  and  in  such  manner  as  the  Superintendent 
of  Public  Service  may  prescribe,  unless  otherwise 


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provided  in  the  rules,  or  by  special  order  of  the 
County  Board. 

All  requisitions  for  supplies  shall  show  the 
quantity  of  goods  on  hand,  and  the  quantity 
received  and  distributed  since  the  first  day  of  the 
month  in  which  the  requisition  is  made.  Failure 
to  fill  out  the  blanks  prepared  for  this  purpose 
shall  be  deemed  sufficient  cause  for  suspension  or 
removal. 

In  all  cases  where  requisitions  are  submitted, 
calling  for  goods  which  can  be  purchased  only  by 
samples,  the  officer  or  department  making  the 
requisition  must  submit  to  the  Superintendent  of 
Public  Service  samples  of  the  articles  required. 

From  the  date  of  the  adoption  of  these  rules  no 
indebtedness  or  liability  contracted  in  any  other 
manner  than  as  herein  specified,  by  any  officer  of 
the  County,  whether  elected  by  the  people,  or 
appointed  by  the  County  Board,  shall  be  recog¬ 
nized  or  paid,  unless  it  shall  appear  that  the  officer 
contracting  the  same  had  authority,  by  law,  so  to 
do. 

RECORDS  AND  REPORTS. 

Rule  29 — The  officers  of  every  institution  and 
department  under  the  control  of  the  County  Board 
shall  keep  accurate  books  of  account,  in  a  clear 
and  methodical  manner,  under  the  direction  of  the 
Superintendent  of  Public  Service,  so  as  to  cor¬ 
respond  with  the  books  kept  in  his  office,  and 
such  books  shall  be  open  to  the  inspection  of 
members  of  the  Board  and  the  Superintendent  of 
Public  Service  at  any  and  at  all  times. 

The  General  Superintendent  of  the  Institutions 
at  Dunning  —  including  the  Poor  Farm,  the 
Warden  of  the  County  Hospital,  the  County 
Agent,  and  the  County  Physician  shall  each  keep 
a  register,  in  which  shall  be  recorded  the  name  of 
each  patient,  inmate  or  applicant  for  relief ;  the 
sex,  age,  residence,  occupation,  nativity,  and,  if 
sick  or  disabled,  the  disease  or  cause  of  disability, 
together  with  such  other  items  of  information  as 
the  President  of  the  Board  may  direct.  In  all 
institutions  to  which  this  rule  will  apply  the 
register  must  also  show  the  number  or  letter  of 
the  ward  and  the  number  of  the  bed  occupied  by 
the  party  named,  as  well  as  the  names  of  such 
relatives  or  friends  as  are  to  be  notified  in  case  of 
death.  The  records  must  also  show  all  births  and 
deaths  occurring  in  the  several  institutions,  and  in 
all  cases  of  death  the  relatives  and  friends  of  the 
deceased  must  be  immediately  notified. 

On  the  first  day  of  each  and  every  month  the 
General  Superintendent  of  the  Institutions  at 
Dunning — including  the  Poor  Farm,  and  the  War¬ 
dens  of  the  Cook  County  Hospital  and  the  Deten¬ 
tion  Hospital,  shall  report  to  the  County  Board 
full  information  as  to  number  of  admissions,  dis¬ 
charges,  deaths,  and  still  remaining  in  their  sev¬ 
eral  institutions,  and  the  County  agent  shall  re¬ 
port  the  number  of  applications  for  relief,  the 
number  refused,  and  the  number  to  whom  relief 
was  granted  during  the  preceding  month.  The 
County  agent  shall  also  report,  on  or  before  the 
fifth  day  of  every  month,  all  expenditures  of  the 
preceding  month,  together  with  the  amount  of 
supplies  on  hand,  received  and  distributed  during 
the  preceding  month,  and  the  number  of  persons 
to  whom  relief  had  been  granted. 

The  heads  of  the  several  departments  named, 
shall  each,  on  the  first  day  of  December  of  each 
year,  make  an  annual  report,  which  shall  be  a 
summary  of  the  monthly  and  weekly  reports  as 
above  specified. 


The  persons  in  charge  of  the  different  depart¬ 
ments  and  institutions  of  the  County  shall  make 
reports,  not  otherwise  specified,  at  such  times  and 
in  such  manner  as  the  President  of  the  County 
Board  may  direct. 

BONDS. 

Rule  30 — The  Superintendent  of  Public  Service 
shall,  within  ten  days  after  the  date  of  his  appoint¬ 
ment,  file  with  the  County  Board  a  good  and  suf¬ 
ficient  bond  in  the  penal  sum  of  $50,000;  the 
General  Superintendent  of  the  institutions  at  Dun¬ 
ning — including  the  Poor  Farm,  and  the  Warden 
of  the  County  Hospital,  each  in  the  penal  sum  of 
$10,000,  and  the  County  Agent  and  the  County 
Physician  in  the  penal  sum  of  $10,000,  all  con¬ 
ditional  on  the  faithful  discharge  of  their  several 
duties. 

GENERAL  POWERS  OF  OFFICERS. 

Rule  31 — No  officer,  employe  or  assistant  in  the 
employ  of  Cook  County,  shall  accept  or  receive 
from  any  source  whatever  any  fees,  emoluments  or 
perquisities  or  presents,  directly  or  indirectly, 
other  than  the  salary  or  other  compensation  des¬ 
ignated  by  this  Board  or  such  as  is  authorized  by 
the  statutes  of  the  State  of  Illinois  for  any  services 
rendered  or  to  be  rendered  in  the  discharge  of  any 
duties  connected  or  incident  to  the  position  he  or 
she  holds  while  in  the  employment  of  the  County. 

All  heads  of  departments  shall  so  regulate  their 
expenditures  so  that  the  expenses  for  any  year 
shall  not  exceed  the  amounts  of  the  appropriation 
for  that  year. 

Superintendents  and  heads  of  departments  shall 
make  such  rules  and  regulations  for  the  govern¬ 
ment  of  their  respective  officers  and  institutions  as 
may  be  approved  by  the  President  of  the  County 
Board  and  the  committee  in  charge. 

ADMISSION  TO  INSTITUTIONS. 

Rule  32 — The  admission  of  inmates  to  the  Poor 
House  shall  be  only  upon  the  order  of  the  County 
Agent  and  the  County  Physician,  or  the  Super¬ 
visor  of  the  town  wherein  the  applicant  resides. 

No  person  shall  be  admitted  as  an  inmate  of  the 
Insane  Asylum  unless  committed  by  due  process 
of  law. 

No  person  shall  be  admitted  as  an  inmate  of  the 
Hospital  who  is  known  to  be  financially  able  to 
provide  for  himself,  and  whenever  it  is  ascertained 
that  such  persons  are  being  cared  for  they  shall  be 
discharged. 

PROHIBITION  OF  LIQUOR. 

Rule  33 — Any  employe,  attendant  or  inmate  of 
the  Poor  House,  Insane  Asylum  or  Hospital  who 
introduces  liquor,  or  who  shall  be  found  under  the 
influence  of  liquor  within  or  upon  the  grounds  of 
the  Institution  to  which  he  belongs,  or  who  shall 
disturb  the  house  by  quarreling,  using  profane  or 
abusive  language,  or  shall  behave  with  disrespect 
to  the  officers  or  employes,  or  act  immorally  in 
any  respect,  shall  be  immediately  discharged. 

HEADS  OF  DEPARTMENTS  AND  INSTITUTIONS. 

Rule  34 — It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  heads  of 
various  departments  and  institutions  to  prescribe 
the  several  duties  of  the  employes  under  them  ; 
they  may  suspend  such  employes  at  their  pleasure 
for  inefficiency  or  inability  to  perform  the  duties 
for  which  they  were  employed  and  shall  report  the 
same  to  the  President.  They  shall  have  full  charge 
of  all  business  matters  pertaining  to  the  manage¬ 
ment  of  their  respective  departments  and  institu¬ 
tions,  being .  subject  only  to  the  statutes  of  the 


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State  of  Illinois,  and  such  rules,  regulations  and 
orders  as  the  Board  of  County  Commissioners 
have  in  these  matters  determined  or  may  here¬ 
after  make.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Superin¬ 
tendent  of  the  Dunning  Institutions,  so  far  as  pos¬ 
sible,  to  prevent  the  escape  of  patients  entrusted 
to  his  care,  but  in  the  event  of  an  escape,  immedi¬ 
ate  search  must  be  made  until  the  patient  is  found 
and  returned.  He  shall  allow  only  patients  and 
employes  at  the  Dunning  Institutions  to  partici¬ 
pate  in  the  weekly  dance  or  other  entertainments 
at  the  Asylum  given  tor  the  benefit  of  patients. 

Patients  and  inmates  of  all  the  Institutions  of 
the  County  must  be  treated  with  humanity  and 
care.  Unnecessary  force  shall  not  be  employed  in 
any  case,  and  force  shall  not  be  used  at  all  except 
in  extreme  cases,  and  all  such  cases  must  be  im¬ 
mediately  reported  in  writing  to  the  chief  officer 
of  such  department.  Any  attendant  known  to 
have  struck  or  abused  a  patient  or  inmate,  or  who 
shall  have  failed  to  report  as  above  shall  be  imme¬ 
diately  discharged. 

COUNTY  PHYSICIAN. 

Rule  35 — The  County  Physician  shall  reside  at 
the  Detention  Hospital  and  give  proper  medical 
attendance  to  patients  at  that  Institution,  includ¬ 
ing  attention  at  Court.  He  shall  supervise  the 
transfer  of  patients  from  the  Detention  Hospital 
to  the  Insane  Asylum.  It  shall  also  be  his  duty 
to  report  to  the  Warden  any  improper  conduct  or 
neglect  of  duty  on  the  part  of  any  attendant  or 
employe  at  the  Detention  Hospital. 

He  shall,  with  the  advice  and  co-operation  of 
the  Sheriff,  have  a  general  oversight  of  the  sani¬ 
tary  regulations  of  the  County  Jail,  and  give  all 
necessary  medical  or  surgical  attention  to  individ¬ 
uals  confined  therein. 

COUNTY  FARMER. 

Rule  36 — The  Farmer  shall  reside  on  the  Farm, 
in  such  building  as  the  County  Board  may  direct. 
It  shall  be  his  duty  to  see  that  the  farm  is  well  cul¬ 
tivated.  He  shall  have  control  of  everything  per¬ 
taining  to  the  management  of  the  farm,  subject  to 
the  approval  of  the  General  Superintendent,  in¬ 
cluding  the  barns  and  stock  belonging  to  the  In¬ 
stitutions  at  Dunning.  He  shall  be  furnished  by 
the  General  Superintendent  of  the  Institutions  at 
Dunning,  including  the  Poor  Farm,  such  inmates 
of  the  Insane  Asylum  and  Poor  House  as  are  able 
to  perform  the  work  required,  and  such  numbers 
as  he  may  be  able  to  use  and,  upon  the  order  of 
the  Board  of  County  Commissioners,  the  President 
may  furnish  him  such  additional  assistants  as  may 
be  required.  He  shall  transfer  patients  between 
the  railroad  stations  and  the  Institutions  at  Dun¬ 
ning,  and  do  such  other  work  in  the  line  of  team¬ 
ing  as  may  from  time  to  time  be  directed  by  the 
Sub-Committee  on  Poor  House  and  Insane  Asy¬ 
lum.  He  shall  not  allow  the  County  teams  to  be 
used  on  the  road  for  amusement.  He  shall  make 
application  to  the  General  Superintendent  of  the 
Institutions  at  Dunning,  including  the  Poor  Farm, 
for  such  supplies  as  may  be  required  for  the  use  of 
the  farm  or  barns,  and  shall  keep  an  accurate  ac¬ 
count  thereof. 

He  shall,  by  and  with  the  advice  of  the  Commit¬ 
tee  in  charge,  decide  upon  the  number  of  horses 
to  be  used  for  farm  labor,  and  such  as  are  to  be 
used  for  the  service  of  the  institutions,  and  select 
such  as  are  to  be  sold  and  dispose  of  them  to  the 
best  possible  advantage. 

In  the  management  of  the  farm  he  shall  give 


preference  to  the  raising  of  such  vegetables  and 
produce  as  are  required  for  use  at  the  institutions, 
and  in  the  cultivation  of  which  the  largest  number 
of  inmates  can  be  most  profitably  employed.  He 
shall  see  that  the  crops  are  properly  harvested, 
and  shall  inform  the  Superintendent  from  time  to 
time  what  supplies  he  can  furnish,  in  order  that 
the  same  may  be  used  and  not  allowed  to  waste  on 
the  ground. 

He  shall  keep  an  account  of  the  supplies  fur¬ 
nished  him  for  the  use  of  the  farm,  and  also  of  the 
crop  raised  and  delivered  to  the  institutions.  He 
shall  take  a  receipt  in  every  case  for  all  supplies 
delivered,  and  shall  charge  the  same  to  the  proper 
institution  at  the  market  price,  and  report  the 
same,  with  his  receipts,  to  the  Superintendent  of 
Public  Service  for  information. 

MONTHLY  REPORTS  TO  SUPERINTENDENT  OF  PUB¬ 
LIC  SERVICE: 

Rule  37 — The  heads  of  the  different  charitable 
institutions  shall,  on  or  before  the  fifth  day  of 
every  month,  submit  to  the  Superintendent  of 
Public  Service,  to  be  by  him  reported  to  the 
County  Board,  a  statement  of  the  expenditures  of 
the  institutions  under  their  charge  for  the  preced¬ 
ing  month,  and  they  shall  also  furnish  a  statement 
containing  a  list,  in  alphabetical  order,  of  all  the 
goods  on  hand  at  the  beginning  of  the  month,  the 
amount  received,  the  amount  consumed  and  the 
amount  on  hand  at  the  end  of  the  month  ;  and 
they  shall  also  submit  a  statement  showing  the 
number  of  inmates  during  the  month. 

SUPERINTENDENT  OF  PUBLIC  SERVICE. 

Rule  38 — It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Superin¬ 
tendent  of  Public  Service  to  purchase  all  the  sup¬ 
plies  for  the  several  departments  and  institutions 
of  the  County,  in  the  manner  provided  by  law, 
except  in  those  cases  where  express  authority  is 
conferred  by  statute  on  some  other  officer  so  to  do. 

In  the  month  of  December  in  each  year,  between 
the  10th  and  15th  day  thereof,  he  shall  advertise 
for  bids  for  meat,  milk,  beer,  clothing,  bread,  ice 
and  yeast,  to  be  furnished  the  several  County 
institutions,  and  also  for  dieting  jurors,  removing 
garbage,  and  advertising,  for  the  period  of  one 
year,  beginning  on  the  first  day  of  January  next 
following. 

In  the  month  of  November  in  each  year,  between 
the  10th  and  15th  day  thereof,  he  shall  advertise 
for  bids  for  Printing  Proceedings  of  the  Board  for 
one  year,  beginning  on  the  first  Monday  in  Decem¬ 
ber  next  following. 

In  the  month  of  June  of  each  year,  between  the 
10th  and  15th  day  thereof,  he  shall  advertise  for 
bids  for  all  the  coal  required  by  the  County  for  one 
year,  beginning  July  1  next  following. 

Between  the  15th  and  20th  days  of  the  months 
of  December,  March,  June  and  September,  in 
each  year,  he  shall  advertise  for  bids  for  all  other 
supplies  needed  by  the  County  (except  such 
articles  as  are  known  as  daily  supplies)  for  each 
quarter,  beginning  the  first  day  of  January,  April, 
July  and  October,  except  as  herein  otherwise  pro¬ 
vided. 

All  supplies  not  included  in  contracts  made  for 
one  year  shall  be  included  in  the  contracts  made 
for  three  months,  when  the  quantity  and  kind  can 
be  accurately  described,  and  also  when  bids  can 
be  intelligently  made  from  samples  submitted. 
Requisitions  for  contract  goods  in  cases  of  emer¬ 
gency  may  be  filled  by  the  Superintendent  of 
Public  Service,  upon  the  approval  of  the  Presi- 


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dent,  without  submitting  the  same  to  the  Board. 

Supplies  not  included  in  contracts,  when  the 
estimated  cost  of  the  quantity  named  in  the  requi¬ 
sition  is  more  than  $100  but  does  not  exceed 
$500,  may  be  purchased  by  the  Superintendent 
without  advertising,  on  bids  solicited  from  busi¬ 
ness  houses  dealing  in  the  articles  called  for. 

When  the  estimated  cost  of  the  goods  contained 
in  any  one  requisition  does  not  exceed  $100, 
they  shall  be  purchased  by  the  Superintendent  of 
Public  Service  at  the  lowest  market  price. 

When  the  estimated  cost  of  such  goods  exceed 
the  sum  of  $ 500 ,  and  the  articles  are  not  cov¬ 
ered  by  any  contract,  the  bids  therefor  must  be 
submitted  to  the  Board  of  Commissioners  for 
action. 

All  advertised  bids,  excepting  those  for  quar¬ 
terly  supplies,  shall  be  presented  to  this  Board, 
and  opened  in  open  board  meeting  in  the  presence 
of  all  such  bidders  as  desire  to  be  present. 

All  bids  for  quarterly  supplies  shall  be  opened 
by  the  Superintendent  of  Public  Service,  in  the 
presence  of  the  Board  of  Commissioners,  and  of 
such  bidders  as  desire  to  be  present. 

The  Superintendent  of  Public  Service  shall  in 
no  case  supply  goods  or  articles  of  any  description 
to  any  officer,  department  or  institution,  except 
upon  a  requisition  submitted  in  the  manner  pro¬ 
vided  for  in  the  Standing  Rules  of  this  Board,  nor 
shall  any  contractor  be  permitted  to  deliver  sup¬ 
plies  under  any  contract  upon  the  order  of  any 
other  officer  or  person  than  the  Superintendent  of 
Public  Service. 

The  Superintendent  of  Public  Service  shall 
keep  accurate  books  of  account,  under  the  direc¬ 
tion  of  the  President,  so  that  the  several  amounts 
expended  mav  be  deducted  from  the  amount 
appropriated  for  each  specific  purpose,  and  he 
shall  keep  the  heads  of  the  several  institutions  and 
departments  fully  advised,  so  that  their  expend¬ 
itures  shall  not  exceed  the  amounts  appropriated. 
It  shall  also  be  his  duty  to  direct  in  what  manner 
the  books  shall  be  kept  in  the  several  institutions, 
and  also  in  the  office  of  the  County  Agent,  so  far 
as  they  relate  to  supplies,  and  he  shall  supervise 
and  inspect  the  same  from  time  to  time,  and  report 
to  the  Board  of  Commissioners  the  result  of  such 
investigations. 

He  shall  also  keep  a  daily  record  of  all  bills  for 
goods  delivered,  and  after  certifying  to  the  correct¬ 
ness  of  such  bills,  he  shall  deliver  them  to  the 
Comptroller. 

He  shall  also  have  tests  made,  from  time  to  time 
(when  in  his  judgment  it  is  necessary),  of  any  con¬ 
tract  supplies  furnished  to  any  of  the  institutions 
of  Cook  County,  in  order  to  determine  whether  or 
not  such  supplies  are  being  furnished  in  accord¬ 
ance  with  the  terms  of  the  contract. 

COUNTY  ATTORNEY. 

Rule  39 — The  County  Attorney  shall  be  the 
legal  adviser  of  the  County  Board,  and  shall  have 
charge  of  all  suits  at  law  or  in  equity,  for  or  against 
the  County,  and  shall  be  entitled  to  such  assistants 
as  the  Board  of  County  Commissioners  shall  pro¬ 
vide. 

He  shall  systematize  the  work  of  his  office  and 
assign  to  his  several  assistants  their  respective 
duties,  and  be  prepared  to  report  to  the  Board  of 
County  Commissioners  the  condition  of  his  office, 
the  state  of  the  work  therein,  or  any  department 
thereof,  or  any  special  matter  pertaining  thereto, 
whensoever  required  by  said  Board. 

The  assistants  in  his  office  shall  be  severally 


responsible  to  the  County  Attorney,  and  to  the 
Board  of  County  Commissioners  for  the  conduct  of 
the  suits  and  other  matters  assigned  to  them,  and 
the  faithful  performance  of  their  respective  duties, 
and  shall  severally  report  to  the  County  Attorney 
the  state  of  their  work  and  any  special  matter  per¬ 
taining  thereto  whenever  required  to  do  so  by  him. 

The  County  Attorney  shall  annually,  in  the 
month  of  December  of  each  year,  make  a  full  and 
complete  report  of  the  work  of  his  office,  and 
every  department  thereof,  and  file  the  same  with 
the  Comptroller  of  the  County,  and  shall  at  the 
close  of  the  term  of  his  office  turn  over  and 
deliver  to  the  Comptroller,  for  the  use  of  his  suc¬ 
cessors,  the  County  dockets,  together  with  all  docu¬ 
mentary  evidence  pertaining  to  County  business. 

COMPTROLLER. 

Rule  40 — The  Comptroller  shall  keep  the  books 
of  account,  showing  the  amount  appropriated  for 
each  specific  purpose  named  in  the  appropriation 
resolution,  together  with  the  several  amounts 
expended  against  the  same,  also  an  account  with 
each  firm  or  individual  furnishing  supplies  or 
doing  business  with  the  County,  except  pay-rolls, 
which  may  be  charged  as  a  whole  against  the 
appropriation  for  each  institution. 

He  shall  also  keep  a  claim  docket,  in  which 
shall  be  entered  all  claims  properly  verified  by  affi¬ 
davit.  It  shall  show  the  date  of  presentation  of 
each  claim,  the  amount  and  also  the  amount 
allowed  by  the  Comptroller,  also  the  action  of  the 
Board  thereon  and  date  thereof,  as  well  as  the  date 
of  payment. 

All  claims  shall  be  audited  by  the  Comptroller 
before  submitting  them  to  the  Board.  I11  doubtful 
cases  he  shall  make  a  statement  of  the  facts,  and 
may  also  call  upon  the  legal  adviser  of  the  Board 
for  his  opinion  upon  any  matter  of  law,  and  all 
such  information  shall  be  furnished  the  Finance 
Committee  or  the  Board,  when  called  for. 

He  shall  also  perform  the  duties  imposed  upon 
him  by  statute. 

COMMITTEE  CLERK. 

Rule  41 — It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Committee 
Clerk  to  keep,  in  addition  to  the  records  provided 
for  in  the  Standing  Rules  of  the  Board,  a  book 
properly  ruled,  so  as  to  show  the  date  of  all  bills, 
reports,  resolutions,  petitions,  and  all  other  papers 
referred  to  a  committee,  also  a  record  of  all 
claims,  the  date,  amount  and  nature  of  such  claim, 
and  what  disposition  was  made  thereof. 

COUNTY  AGENT. 

Rule  42 — It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  County 
Agent  to  grant  relief  only  in  case  of  actual  suffer¬ 
ing,  and  to  such  persons  as  are  legally  entitled  to 
public  charity,  viz.:  persons  who  have  been  actual 
residents  of  Cook  County  six  months  prior  to 
becoming  dependent  on  other  than  their  own 
means  for  support. 

He  shall  carefully  investigate  all  applications 
for  transportation,  and  when,  in  his  opinion, 
transportation  should  be  furnished,  he  shall  report 
such  case  to  the  Committee  on  Public  Service,  and 
act  as  directed  by  that  Committee. 

He  shall  investigate  all  applications  made  to  him 
for  admission  to  the  Hospital,  the  Poor  House,  or 
the  Detention  Hospital  for  the  Insane,  ascertain 
the  financial  condition  of  the  applicants,  and 
whether  or  not  they  have  relatives  or  friends  who 
are  by  law  required  to  provide  for  them,  and  in  all 
doubtful  cases  shall  be  governed  by  the  instruc¬ 
tions  of  the  Committee  on  Out-Door  Relief. 


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ENGINEERS. 

Rule43 — The  engineers  of  the  different  County  in¬ 
stitutions  and  buildings  shall  be  responsible  for  the 
general  care  and  management  of  the  boilers,  en¬ 
gines,  heating  apparatus  and  machinery.  They 
shall  see  to  it  that  everything  in  their  department 
is  kept  in  perfect  order. 

The  Chief  Engineer  at  the  Poor  House  and 
Insane  Asylum  shall  have  entire  charge  of  the 
water  system  at  the  institutions.  Also  once  in 
every  month,  and  whenever  so  ordered  by  the 
Committee  in  charge,  or  by  the  General  Superin¬ 
tendent,  he  shall  operate  the  force  pumps  in  throw¬ 
ing  water  on  the  outside  of  the  buildings,  and  also 
see  that  the  hose  and  pipes  inside  the  buildings  are 
at  all  times  in  good  condition,  and  ready  for  instant 
service.  He  shall  follow  the  directions  of  the  Gen¬ 
eral  Superintendent  in  supplying  the  proper  degree 
of  heat  in  the  different  rooms,  and  must  give  his 
personal,  undivided  attention  to  the  duties  of  his 
position. 

In  case  of  fire  the  engineers  must  remain  in 
charge  of  the  pumps ;  and  the  Superintendent 
shall  direct  and  control  the  action  of  a  force  of 
firemen,  which  he  is  hereby  directed  to  organize 
from  employes  of  institution. 

In  an  emergency,  each  engineer  shall  hold  him¬ 
self  in  readiness  to  render  all  the  assistance  in  his 
power  to  any  other  institution,  whenever  so  directed 
by  the  Superintendent  of  the  institution  to  which 
he  is  attached. 

The  several  engineers  shall  be  subject  to  and 
under  the  control  of  the  head  of  the  department  in 
which  they  are  employed. 

Rule  44 — rules  eor  admission  of  children 

AND  THEIR  GOVERNMENT  AT  THE  DETEN¬ 
TION  HOSPITAL. 

1.  Age.  No  child  under  seven  (7)  years  of  age, 
nor  more  than  fourteen  (14)  years  of  age  shall  be 
admitted. 

2.  No  child  shall  be  admitted  who  is  suffering 
from  any  contagious  or  infectious  disease,  nor  any 
child  who  has  recently  been  exposed  to  any  con¬ 
tagious  or  infectious  disease,  the  County  Physician 
or  his  assistants  being  the  judges  in  all  such  cases. 

3.  No  child  shall  be  admitted  to  the  Children’s 
Ward  of  said  Detention  Hospital  until  the  person 
or  persons  making  the  application  for  admission 
of  said  child  has  made  a  thorough  investigation  of 
the  case  (and  written  a  complete  history  on  the 
blank  form  printed  for  that  purpose),  and  filed  the 
necessary  petition,  under  oath,  setting  forth  that 
the  child  is  dependent  on  charity  and  eligible  to 
one  of  the  Industrial  Training  Schools,  in  accord¬ 
ance  with  Section  322,  Paragraph  3  and  Section  3, 
Chapter  68A,  of  Revised  Statutes,  1S89,  Hurd’s 
edition  : 

322.  “  Petition  to  Establish  Dependency  Parties. 
Paragraph  3.  Any  responsible  person,  a  resident 
of  any  county  in  this  State,  may  petition  the 
County  Court,  or  any  Court  of  Record  in  said 
County,  to  inquire  into  the  alleged  dependency  of 
any  boy  or  girl  then  within  the  County,  and  every 
boy  or  girl  who  shall  come  within  the  following 
description  shall  be  considered  a  dependent  boy  or 
girl,  viz.:  Every  boy  or  girl  who  frequents  any 
street,  alley  or  other  place  for  the  purpose  of 
begging  or  receiving  alms  ;  every  boy  or  girl  who 
shall  have  no  permanent  place  of  abode,  proper 
parental  care  or  guardianship  ;  every  boy  or  girl 
who  shall  not  have  sufficient  means  of  subsistence, 
or  who  from  any  other  cause  shall  be  a  wanderer 


through  streets  and  alleys  or  other  public  places  ; 
and  every  boy  or  girl  who  shall  live  with,  or  fre¬ 
quent  the  company  of,  or  consort  with,  reputed 
thieves  or  other  vicious  persons.  The  petitioner 
shall  also  state  the  name  of  the  father  and  mother 
of  the  boy  or  girl,  if  living  and  if  known,  or  if 
either  be  dead,  the  name  of  the  survivor  if  known  ; 
and  if  neither  the  father  nor  mother  of  the  boy  or 
girl  be  living  or  to  be  found  in  the  County,  or  their 
names  to  be  ascertained,  then  the  name  of  the 
guardian,  if  there  be  one.  If  there  be  a  parent 
living,  whose  name  can  be  ascertained,  or  a  guard¬ 
ian,  the  petition  shall  set  forth  not  only  the  de¬ 
pendency  of  the  boy  or  girl,  but  shall  also  show 
either  that  the  parents  or  parent  or  guardian  are 
or  is  not  fit  persons  or  person  to  have  the  custody 
of  such  boy  or  girl,  or  that  if  fit,  the  father,  mother 
or  guardian  consents  or  consent  to  the  boy  or  girl 
being  found  dependent.  Such  petition  shall  be 
verified  by  oath  upon  the  belief  of  the  petitioner, 
and  upon  being  filed  the  judge  of  the  court  shall 
have  the  boy  or  girl  named  in  the  petition  brought 
before  him  for  the  purpose  of  determining  the 
application  in  said  petition  contained,  and  for  the 
hearing  of  such  petition  the  County  Court  shall  be 
considered  always  open.” 

4.  The  petition  for  admission  of  said  child  to 
Children’s  Ward  at  the  Detention  Hospital  shall 
be  filed  in  the  office  of  the  County  Physician,  and 
shall  be  considered  his  warrant  for  detaining  said 
child  until  such  time  as  he  can,  by  due  process  of 
law,  present  the  child  to  the  County  Court,  and 
action  be  taken  by  said  Court,  as  set  forth  in  said 
act. 

5.  Visiting  Days— Visitors  to  Children’s  Ward 
will  be  admitted  on  Wednesday  and  Saturday 
afternoons  only,  between  the  hours  of  two  and 
four  o’clock. 

6.  Children  shall  be  brought  into  Court  by  the 
attendants  of  the  Children’s  Ward  when  so  ordered 
by  the  County  Physician  or  his  assistant. 

7.  No  child  shall  be  detained  in  said  Detention 
Hospital  more  than  forty-eight  hours  after  having 
been  committed  to  one  of  the  Industrial  Training 
Schools. 

8.  Boys  or  girls  arrested  by  city  officers  on 
criminal  charges  will  not  be  admitted  to  the  Chil¬ 
dren’s  Ward. 

9.  Blank  forms  of  admission  must  in  every  case 
be  filled  out  and  accompany  warrant  of  commit¬ 
ment. 

DETENTION  HOSPITAL. 
child’s  record. 

Chicago . 189. . 

Name . Sex . Age ....  Nationality . 

Personal  description . Physician,  if  seen  by 

one . Present  state  of  health . Where 

found . By . Now  staying  with . At . 

Father’s  name . Father’s  address . Circum¬ 
stances . Mother’s  name . Mother’s  ad¬ 
dress  . Circumstances . Legal  guardian . 

Address . Brought  into . Arrested  by . 

Court  record . 

10.  The  abuse  of  any  child  by  any  attendant  or 
employe  of  said  Detention  Hospital  will  be  con¬ 
sidered  just  cause  for  immediate  dismissal.  Cor¬ 
poral  punishment  will  not  be  permitted  in  any 
case. 

11.  The  attendant  in  charge  of  Children's  Ward 
shall  enter  name,  age,  etc.,  of  each  child  and  by 
whom  brought  to  Detention  Hospital,  in  book  pre¬ 
pared  for  such  purpose,  as  soon  as  possible  after 
the  child  is  admitted,  and  in  no  case  is  any  child 


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to  be  received  until  all  the  rules  for  admission 
have  been  fully  complied  with. 

12.  When  any  boy  or  girl  is  rebellious  and 
beyond  the  control  of  the  attendant,  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  said  attendant  to  report  the  case  at  once  to 
the  County  Physician  or  his  assistant,  who  shall 
resort  to  whatever  humane  means  he  may  deem 
necessary  to  enforce  discipline. 


AMENDMENTS,  ETC. 

Rule  45 — These  rules  shall  not  be  amended,  re¬ 
scinded,  nor  added  to,  except  by  an  affirmative  vote 
of  two-thirds  of  all  the  members  of  the  Board,  after 
at  least  one  week’s  notice  in  writing  of  the  pro¬ 
posed  change,  to  be  given  in  open  meeting,  and 
read  by  the  Clerk  ;  nor  shall  any  rule  be  suspended 
except  by  an  affirmative  vote  of  two-thirds  of  all 
the  members  of  the  Board. 


RUBES  OF  COOK  COUNTY  CIVIL  SERVICE  COMMISSIONERS. 


CLASSIFIED  SERVICE. 

Rule  i — Classification — The  following  is  hereby 
adopted  as  the  classification  of  the  places  of  em¬ 
ployment  in  Cook  County  with  reference  to  exam¬ 
ination  for  appointment  under  the  Civil  Service 
law  : 

Class  A — All  positions  requiring  the  applicant 
or  appointee  to  be  a  member  of  any  one  of  the 
professions  ;  also  their  principal  assistants. 

Qualification — No  person  shall  be  examined  by 
this  Board,  or  under  its  direction,  for  the  chief  po¬ 
sitions  in  Class  A,  without  first  exhibiting  to  this 
Board  a  diploma  or  license  showing  such  person  to 
be  a  member  of  a  profession  covering  the  position 
applied  for,  or  who  shall  be  under  25  years  of  age 
or  over  60  years  of  age. 

Class  B — All  bookkeepers,  clerical,  or  positions 
requiring  stenographers,  including  inspecting 
clerks,  now  called  visitors,  in  the  County  Agents’ 
Department,  storekeepers  and  assistants,  and  all 
messengers. 

Qualification — No  person  shall  be  examined  by 
this  Board,  or  under  its  direction,  in  Class  B,  who 
shall  be  under  17  years  or  over  50  years  of  age. 

Class  C — All  nurses  and  attendants. 

Qualification — No  person  shall  be  examined  by 
this  Board,  or  under  its  direction,  in  Class  C,  who 
shall  be  under  21  years  of  age  or  over  50  years  of 
age. 

Class  D — All  positions  to  be  filled  by  persons 
skilled  in  any  one  of  the  trades,  and  their  assist¬ 
ants,  including  elevator  men. 

Qualification — No  person  shall  be  examined  by 
this  Board,  or  under  its  direction,  in  Class  D,  with¬ 
out  first  furnishing  to  this  Board  satisfactory  proof 
that  he  or  she  has  served  the  proper  time  necessary 
to  become  skilled  in  the  trade  covering  the  posi¬ 
tion  applied  for,  or  who  shall  be  under  21  years  of 
age  or  over  50  years  of  age. 

Class  E — Watchmen,  teamsters,  hostlers  and 
farm  hands. 

Qualification — No  person  shall  be  examined  by 
this  Board,  or  under  its  direction,  in  Class  E,  who 
shall  be  under  21  years  or  over  55  years  of  age. 

Glass  F — All  positions  of  common  labor  to  be 
filled  by  males. 

Qualification — No  person  shall  be  examined  by 
this  Board,  or  under  its  direction,  in  class  F,  who 
shall  be  under  21  years  or  over  50  years  of  age. 

Class  G — -All  positions  of  domestic  work  or 
common  labor  to  be  filled  by  females. 

Qualification — No  person  shall  be  examined  by 
this  Board,  or  under  its  direction,  in  Class  G,  who 
shall  be  under  18  or  over  45  years  of  age. 

Rule  2 — Sub-Classification. — All  approved  ap¬ 
plications  will  be  entered  in  the  Classification 
Register  provided  for  by  Rule  3,  under  a  Sub- 
Classification,  covering  the  places  of  employment 
to  which  the  position  specified  in  the  application 
blank  properly  belongs. 


Rule  3 — Filing  Application — All  persons  desir¬ 
ing  to  avail  themselves  of  the  benefits  of  the  Civil 
Service  Act  relating  to  Cook  County  and  to  take 
the  examination  under  the  classified  list  shall  file 
with  the  Secretary  of  this  Board  an  application  on 
one  of  the  blank  forms  prepared  for  that  purpose. 

Blank  applications  can  be  procured  at  Room 
205,  Court  House. 

Rule  4 — Entry  of  Applications. — All  applica¬ 
tions  shall  be  received  by  the  Secretary,  and  shall 
be  given  a  consecutive  number.  When  examined 
and  approved  by  the  Board  they  shall  be  entered 
in  a  register  under  the  proper  classification  and 
sub-classification,  which  shall  show  the  name  and 
address  of  the  applicant,  the  date  of  application 
and  the  position  specified  in  the  application,  and 
no  person  shall  be  an  applicant  for  exafnination  in 
more  than  one  branch  of  the  classified  service  at 
the  same  time. 

Rule  5 — Date  of  Filing  Application. — No  person 
shall  be  examined  by  this  Board,  or  under  its 
direction,  whose  application  is  not  in  proper  form 
and  shall  not  have  been  filed  with  the  Secretary 
at  least  five  days  prior  to  the  regular  examination 
of  the  class  to  which  said  application  belongs. 

Rule  6 — To  Comply  with  Rules  3,  4  and  5 — No 
person  shall  be  examined  by  this  Board,  or  under 
its  direction,  until  Rules  3,  4  and  5  shall  have  been 
complied  with. 

Rule  7 — General  Qualification  of  Applicants. — 
No  person  shall  be  examined  by  this  Board,  or 
under  its  direction,  who  is  not  either  a  native  or 
naturalized  American  citizen,  as  required  by  an 
Act  of  the  General  Assembly  of  the  State  of  Illi¬ 
nois,  approved  June  1,  1889,  in  force  July  1,  1889, 
or  are  exempt  from  the  operation  of  said  Act  by 
reason  of  age  or  sex,  or  who  is  not  a  resident  of 
Cook  County,  Illinois,  or  who  is  under  17  years  of 
age  or  over  60  years  of  age,  or  who  has  not  fur¬ 
nished  proper  certificates,  as  to  habits  and  moral 
character,  or  who  is  not  in  good  health. 

Rule  8 — Examinations.  Preserved. — All  exami¬ 
nations  as  far  as  practicable  shall  be  reduced  to 
writing,  and  shall  be  preserved  by  the  Secretary  as 
a  part  of  the  records  of  this  Board. 

Rule  9 — Examinations.  Practical. — All  exami¬ 
nations  shall  be  practical  in  their  character  and 
shall  relate  to  those  matters  which  will  fairly  test 
the  relative  capacity  of  the  persons  examined  to 
discharge  the  duties  of  the  positions  to  which  they 
seek  to  be  appointed,  and  shall  include  tests  of 
physical  qualifications  and  health,  and  when 
appropriate,  of  manual  skill.  No  questions  in  any 
examination  shall  relate  to  political  or  religious 
opinion  or  affiliations.  The  commission  shall  con¬ 
trol  all  examinations. 

Rule  10 — Notice  of  Examinations. — Notice  of 
the  time  and  place  and  general  scope  of  every 
examination  and  the  class  shall  be  given  by  the 
Commission  by  publication  for  two  weeks  preced- 


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ing  such  examination  in  a  daily  newspaper  of  gen¬ 
eral  circulation  published  in  said  County,  and  such 
notice  shall  also  be  posted  by  said  Commissioners 
in  a  conspicuous  place  in  their  office  for  two  weeks 
before  such  examination.  The  Secretary  shall 
also  send  a  notice  to  all  applicants  whose  names 
appear  on  the  register  and  who  are  entitled  under 
the  class  to  be  examined. 

Examinations  may  be  adjourned  from  time  to 
time  by  the  Board. 

Rule  11 — Percentage  Credit. — In  determining  the 
general  average  standing  of  each  candidate  exam¬ 
ined,  100  per  cent  shall  be  taken  as  the  basis  of 
percentage. 

No  person  examined  shall  be  entered  on  the 
Register  of  Examinations  as  entitled  to  appoint¬ 
ment,  under  any  classification,  who  shall  not 
receive  from  the  Board,  or  from  the  examiners 
appointed  by  the  Board,  a  percentage  credit  of  at 
least  70. 

No  person  who  shall  fail  at  any  examination  to 
receive  a  percentage  credit  of  70  shall  be  entitled 
to  participate  in  any  subsequent  examination  until 
at  least  six  months  shall  have  elapsed  from  date  of 
such  failure. 

Rule  12  —  Promotions. — All  examinations  for 
promotion  shall  be  competitive  among  such  mem¬ 
bers  of  the  next  lower  rank  as  desire  to  submit 
themselves  to  such  examination ;  and  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  Commission  to  submit  to  the 
appointing  power  the  names  of  not  more  than 
three  applicants  for  each  promotion  having  the 
highest  rating.  The  method  of  examination  and 
the  rules  governing  the  same  and  the  method  of 
certifying  shall  be  the  same  as  provided  for  appli¬ 
cants  for  original  appointment. 

The  Commission  will  endeavor,  as  far  as  prac¬ 
ticable,  to  fill  positions  by  promotion.  In  all  posi¬ 
tions  in  the  same  general  classification,  but  of  a 
different  grade  or  sub-classification,  the  position 
entitled  to  receive  the  highest  salary  will  be  con¬ 
sidered  as  coming  within  the  meaning  of  this  rule, 
as  well  as  promotions  from  one  general  class  to 
another. 

In  all  examinations  for  promotions  candidates 
will  be  given  proper  credit  for  experience,  ascer¬ 
tained  merit  and  seniority  in  service. 

Rule  13 — Certificates  to  Appointing  Power. — All 
certificates  by  this  Board  to  the  Appointing  Power 


shall  be  signed  by  the  Chairman  and  Secretary, 
and  shall  contain  the  name  or  names  of  the  person 
or  persons  appearing  on  the  Register  of  Examina¬ 
tion  as  having  the  highest  percentage  credit  in  the 
general  classification  under  the  sub-classification 
covering  the  position  or  place  of  employment 
necessary  to  be  filled  by  any  appointment. 

In  cases  of  promotion  the  certificate  shall  con¬ 
tain  name  or  names  as  prescribed  in  Rule  16. 

In  all  cases  where  two  or  more  persons  in  the 
same  sub-classification  upon  the  Register  of  Ex¬ 
amination  have  the  same  percentage  credit,  and 
their  percentage  credit  is  the  highest  appearing 
on  said  Register  in  their  sub-classification,  then 
the  names  of  all  such  persons  shall  be  included  in 
such  certificate  together  with  their  percentage 
credit  mark. 

The  sex  of  the  person  or  persons  in  all  certifi¬ 
cates  shall  be  governed  by  the  sex  specified  in 
the  written  request  of  the  appointing  power. 

The  period  of  probation  for  all  appointments 
shall  be  thirty  days. 

Rule  14 — Duties  of  Secretary. — The  Secretary 
shall  keep  the  minutes  of  its  proceedings,  preserve 
all  reports  made  to  it,  keep  a  record  of  all  ex¬ 
aminations  held  under  its  direction  and  perform 
such  other  duties  as  the  commission  shall  require. 

Rule  15 — Two  Members  to  Sign.— All  requisi¬ 
tions  for  supplies,  or  the  expenditure  of  any 
money,  appointments  of  examiners,  and  reports 
and  findings  of  every  description  shall  be  signed 
by  at  least  two  members  of  this  Board. 

Rule  16 — Meetings  to  be  Held. — This  Board 
will  hold  regular  meetings  on  Wednesdays  of  each 
week  at  2  o’clock  p.  M. 

It  may  also  hold  meetings  at  such  other  times  as 
the  Chairman  may  designate. 

Rule  17. — Shall  be  Public. — All  meetings  and 
examinations  shall  be  public.  All  records  and 
documents  of  this  Board  shall  be  open  to  public 
inspection  and  examination  by  any  proper  person, 
at  reasonable  hours,  upon  application  to  any 
member  of  the  Board. 

Resolved,  By  the  Board  of  Civil  Service  Com¬ 
missioners,  of  Cook  County,  Illinois,  that  the 
foregoing  rules  be  and  they  are  hereby  adopted, 
to  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after 
August  1,  1895. 


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Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions, 


ANNUAL  REPORT  OF  JAMES  L.  MONAGHAN 

Deputy  Comptroller  of  Cook  County. 


By  no  means  the  least  important  of  the  County  offices,  and  one  from  which  the 
most  grave  and  weighty  responsibilities  are  inseparable,  is  that  of  Deputy  Comp¬ 
troller,  now  held  by  James  L.  Monaghan.  The  present  incumbent  succeeded  the 
present  President  of  the  County  Board,  Hon.  Daniel  D.  Healy,  who  was  concededly 
the  best  Deputy  Comptroller  that  Cook  County  has  ever  had.  The  mantle  of 
Deputy  Comptroller  Healy  could  not  have  fallen  upon  more  meritorious  shoulders 
than  those  of  Deputy  Comptroller  Monaghan,  and  he  has  distinguished  himself  by 
being  an  eminently  worthy  successor  of  his  brilliant  and  unexcelled  predecessor. 
How  worthily  he  has  acquitted  himself  of  the  duties  devolving  upon  him  is  abund¬ 
antly  demonstrated  by  his  able  conduct  of  the  affairs  of  the  Comptroller’s  office 
since  he  assumed  charge  of  it.  The  success  of  his  efforts  as  a  faithful  conservator  of 
Cook  County’s  interests  has  been  gratifying  and  pronounced,  and  strengthens  the 
general  conviction  that  he  is  emphatically  the  right  man  in  the  right  place.  As 
Deputy  County  Comptroller,  Mr.  Monaghan  has  shown  conspicuous  ability  and  a 
praiseworthy  attention  to  the  business  of  his  office.  In  fine,  Mr.  Monaghan’s 
administration  of  this  office  leaves  nothing  to  be  desired  in  the  way  of  completeness 
and  efficiency.  His  report  as  Deputy  Comptroller  given  below  will  repay  a  care¬ 
ful  study. 

LIABILITIES. 


BONDS. 


February  i,  1889,  5  per  cent  Court  House  Bonds,  expire  January  1,  1899.. 
May  1,  1880,  4 yz  per  cent  Refunding  Bonds,  Series  A,  expire  May  1,  1900. . 
May  1,  1885,  4  per  cent  Refunding  Bonds,  Series  B,  expire  May  1,  1900.  .. 
March  1,  1888,  4  per  cent  Refunding  Bonds,  expire  $10,000.00  each  year, 

commencing  March  1,  1889 . 

March  x,  1888,  4  per  cent  Refunding  Bonds,  expire  $40,000.00  each  year, 

commencing  March  1,  1889 . 

May  1,  1892,  1  to  20  year  4  per  cent  Refunding  Bonds,  Series  C,  $67,500.- 
00  expire  each  year . 

outstanding  claims. 

*Warrants  1885,  1886,  1887,  and  old  claims . 

outstanding  contracts. 

Building  Fund,  unfinished . . 

Contingent  Fund,  unfinished . 


$  750,000  00 

1.158.500  00 
500,000  00 

130,000  00 

520,000  00 

1.147.500  00 

166,030  00 

58,140  64 
33,624  60 


ASSETS. 


Cash  Balance  to  credit  of  General  Fund,  January  1,  1896 .  $  37,265  11 

Balance  to  credit  of  General  Fund,  account  Salary  Fund,  1895 .  775,860  56 

Balance  to  credit  of  Salary  Fund,  1895 .  30,643  50 

Balance  to  credit  of  General  Fund,  account  Supply  Fund,  1895 .  609,029  04 

Balance  to  credit  of  Supply  Fund,  1895 .  11,070  96 

Balance  to  credit  of  General  Fund,  account  Miscellaneous  Fund,  1895...  .  170,014  97 

Balance  to  credit  of  Miscellaneous  Fund,  1895 .  22,560  03 

Balance  to  credit  of  General  Fund,  account  Building  Fund,  1895 .  91,859  36 

Balance  to  credit  of  General  Fund,  account  Contingent  Fund,  1895 .  40,010  44 

Balance  to  credit  of  Building  Fund  carried  over,  1896 .  58,140  64 

Balance  to  credit  of  Contingent  Fund  carried  over,  1896 .  33,624  60 

Balance  to  credit  of  Funding  Fund,  January  1,  1896 .  I3, 75 1  60 

Balance .  2,569,964  43 


$  4,463,795  24  $4,463,795  24 


*Contested  claims. 


Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions. 


85 


FUNDING  FUND. 

By  receipts  from  J.  L.  Monaghan,  Deputy  Comptroller,  and  old  Interest  Fund 
By  balance  ending  Dec.  31,  1894 . 

Total . 

Amount  expended  per  order  County  Board . 

By  balance . 

TAVERN  EICENSE  FUND. 

Amount  received  account  tavern  licenses  during  1895 . 

Amount  received  account  tavern  licenses  during  1894,  remaining  unpaid . 

Total . 

Amount  paid  out  from  Jan.  1  to  Dec.  31,  1895 . 

By  balance . - . 


GENERAL  FUND. 

One  per  cent  Tavern  License  Fund . 

Gain  on  taxes,  double  payments  and  back  taxes . 


By  amount  carried  from  Emergency  Fund,  1894 .  $  333  40 

By  balance  ending  Dec.  31,  1894 .  20,158  90 

By  amount  from  1894  funds .  I>771,5°5  78 


Total 


$ 

41,023 

20 

27,275 

OO 

$ 

68,298 

20 

54,546 

60 

$ 

13,751 

60 

$ 

14,304 

89 

3.033 

93 

$ 

17,338 

82 

17,031 

32 

$ 

307 

50 

$ 

4,019 

50 

10,619 

36 

I, 

,791,998 

08 

lb 

,806,636 

94 

Amount  advanced  to  Salary  Fund,  1895  . . . . 

Amount  advanced  to  Supply  Fund,  1895 . 

Amount  advanced  to  Miscellaneous  Fund,  1895 . 

Amount  advanced  to  Contingent  Fund,  1895 . 

Amount  advanced  to  Building  Fund,  1895 . 

Uncollected  taxes,  Town  and  County  Collector’s  Commissions 
Treasurer’s  Commissions . 


I  775,86o  56 
609,029  04 
170,014  97 
40,010  44 
9U859  36 
81,247  88 
U349  58 

1,769,371  83 


By  balance 


$  37,265  11 


FUNDS,  1895. 

SALARY  FUND. 


From  Contingent  Fund,  July  26,  1895,  for  Election  Commissioners  .  .  . . .  $  750  06 

Appropriation  to  be  realized  by  tax  levy  of  1895 . . .  805,754  00 

Appropriation  to  be  realized  from  other  sources .  1,146,176  00 


Total .  $1, 952, 680  06 


Amount  expended  for  jury  certificates, 
election  expenses  and  salaries  from 
January  1  to  December  31,  1895 . 


Borrowed  from 
General  Fund. 
$1,137,948  22 


Other 
Sources. 
1771,649  77 


Deduct  loss  on  amount  of  actual,  less  appropriation 


Amount 

Expended. 

|U909,597  99  U909,597  99 

$  43,o82  07 

.  12,438  57 


By  balance .  $  30,643  5° 

SUPPLY  FUND. 

Amount  appropriated  to  be  realized  by  tax  levy  1895 .  $  619,600  00 

Amount  carried  from  Supply  Fund,  1894,  to  Supply  Fund  1895,  account  County  Superin¬ 
tendent  Schools .  904  93 

Amount  carried  from  Contingent  Fuud,  1895,  to  Supply  Fund,  1895,  account  State’s  Attor¬ 
ney  .  5°o  00 


Total 


Borrowed  from 
General  Fund. 

Amount  expended  from  Jan.  1  to  Dec.  31,  1895 .  $609, 029  04 

By  balance . 

Amount  expended  from  earnings  of  County  Clerk’s  Office . 


Amount 
Expended. 
^610,126  35 


$  621,004  93 


610,126  35 


1 

10,878  58 
192  38 

1 

11,070  96 

Total 


86 


Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions. 


MISCELLANEOUS  FUND. 


Balance  of  Road  and  Bridge  Appropriation  1S94,  carried  to  Road  and  Bridge  Appropria¬ 
tion  1895,  account  outstanding  contracts . 

Amount  appropriated  to  be  realized  by  tax  levy  1895 . 

Amount  carried  from  Contingent  Fund  for  out-door  relief . 

Total . * . 


Amount  expended  from  Jan.  1  to  Dec.  31,  1895 
By  balance . 


Borrowed  from 
General  F'und. 
1170,014  97 


CONTINGENT  FUND. 


Amount 
Expended. 
|i75,47o  63 


Amount  appropriated  to  be  realized  by  tax  levy  1895 . 

Amount  taken  from  Contingent  Fund  account  Salary  and  Miscellaneous  Funds 


Amount  expended  from  Jan.  1  to  Dec.  31,  1895 . 

By  balance . 

PUBLIC  BUILDING  FUND. 

Amount  brought  forward  from  Building  Fund  1894,  account  outstanding  contracts 

Amount  appropriated  to  be  realized  by  tax  levy  1895 . 

Total . 


Amount  expended  from  Jan.  1  to  Dec.  31,  1895 
By  balance . 


Borrowed  from 
General  Fund. 
$91,859  36 


Amount 
Expended. 
$128,619  J8 


$ 

5,455  66 

191,775  00 

800  00 

$ 

198,030  66 

175,470 

63 

$ 

22,560 

03 

$ 

75,685 

10 

2,050 

06 

$ 

73,635 

04 

40,010 

44 

$ 

33,624 

60 

$ 

36,759 

82 

150,000 

00 

$ 

186,759 

82 

128,619 

18 

$ 

58,140 

64 

STATEMENT  OF  APPROPRIATIONS,  EXPENDITURES,  ETC.,  A.  D.  1895. 


INSTITUTION  OR  OFFICE. 


County  Hospital  and  Detention  Hospital . 

Office  of  Gen.  Supt.  of  Co.  Inst,  at  Dunning . 

Insane  Asylum . 

Poor  House  and  County  Farmer . 

County  Agent . 

Custodian  Court  House . 

Custodian  Criminal  Court . 

Sheriff . 

Superintendent  Public  Service . 

County  Commissioners . 

Jury  Clerks  and  County  Electrician . 

Comptroller’s  Office . 

Amount  carried  from  Contingent  Fund . 

State’s  Attorney . 

County  Attorney . 

Amount  of  Balances  Carried  to  County  Superin¬ 
tendent  Schools’  Office  from  1894 . 

County  Superintendent  of  Schools . 

Normal  School . 

Coroner . 

Clerk  Criminal  Court . 

Amount  carried  from  Contingent  Fund . 

Election  Commissioners . 

County  Clerk  and  Clerk  County  Court . 

County  Treasurer . 

Recorder . 

Clerk  Circuit  Court . 

Clerk  Superior  Court . 

Clerk  Probate  Court . 

Jurors  and  Witness  Fees  and  Dieting  Jurors  Crimi¬ 
nal  Cases . 

Salaries  Judges  of  all  Courts  of  Record . 

Treasurer’s  Commissions . 


Total 


Salary 

Appropriation. 


96,316  00 
20,692  00 
46,500  OO 
24,096  OO 
25,000  OO 
57,880  OO 
42,600  OO 
245,800  OO 
16,620  OO 

52,900  OO 

14,840  OO 


41,400 

10,900 


OO 

OO 


4,9°° 

25,000 

26,960 

46,850 

750 

6,500 

201,450 

208,490 

179,250 

73.39° 

59,620 

61,976 

250,000 

112,000 


OO 

OO 

OO 

OO 

06 

OO 

OO 

OO 

OO 

OO 

OO 

OO 

OO 

OO 


51,952,680  06 


Salary 

Expended. 


96,293  8l 

19,940  71 

46,280  40 
23,386  69 
24,980  06 
57,566  98 
42,088  95 
245.259  13 
16,314  80 

52,584  IO 
14,839  80 


41,354  89 
IO,°93  74 


4,899  84 
24,608  33 
26,947  31 
46,846  44 


108,705  10 
5,66i  43 


51,909,597  99 


Supplies  and 
Repairs 
Appropriation. 


155,000  OO 

220,000  OO 
100,000  OO 

34,000  00 
16,000  00 
12,000  OO 

4,000  00 

6,000  00 

500  00 
1,500  00 
2,600  00 

9°4  93 

1,500  00 
10,000  00 
2,000  00 
3,50000 


201,086  47 

12,500  00 

12,536  22 

201,504  62 

8,000  00 

6,246  86 

175,187  49 

10,000  00 
8,500  00 

8,075  4i 

73,123  75 

8,498  89 

59,494  90 

8,000  00 

6,452  32 

61,252  54 

4,500  00 

4,499  61 

222,045  64 

$  621,00493 


Supplies  and 
Repairs 
Expended. 


154,996  22 

219,970  84 

99,956  47 
33,999  84 
12,575  14 
h,998  37 
3,180  69 

5,38i  3° 

1,896  49 
i,535  °° 
904  93 

1,369  58 

8,731  95 
742  67 
3,543  06 


3,034  49 


612,603  55 


Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions. 


87 


ESTIMATED  AND  ACTUAL  RECEIPTS  OF 
OVER  AND  ABOVE  THEIR  OWN 


COUNTY  OFFICERS 
SALARIES 


INSTITUTION  OR  OFFICE. 

Estimated 

Receipts. 

Actual 

Receipts 

Six  months, 
June  1. 

Actual 

Receipts 

Six  months, 
Dec.  1. 

Total 

Eeceipts. 

County  Treasurer . 

$  310,000  00 
190,000  OO 
200,000  OO 
100,000  00 
180,000  00 
120,000  00 
50,000  00 
2,000  00 
1,000  00 

$  9,969  93 

90,359  i5 

112,090  75 

5  L495  55 
82,950  39 
49,647  00 
22,807  86 
307  65 
475  86 

$  331,52649 

90,274  55 

94,885  17 
39,488  62 
85,863  50 
50,385  00 
26,674  76 
96  85 
327  80 

$  341,49642 
180,633  70 
206,975  92 
90,984  17 
168,813  89 
100,032  OO 
49,482  62 
404  50 
803  66 

Recorder  of  Deeds . 

County  Clerk  and  Clerk  County  Court . 

Clerk  Probate  Court . 

Clerk  Circuit  Court . 

Clerk  Superior  Court . 

Sheriff . 

Clerk  Criminal  Court . 

Coroner . 

Total . 

$i,I53,°°o  00 

$1,139,626  88 
5,889  45 

Deduct  amount  held  by  County  Clerk  for  salaries. 

Actual . 

$1,133,737  43 

Appropriation 
Actual . 

IyOSS . 


$1,146,176  OO 

IA33.737  43 
$  12,438  57 


Institutions,  Towns,  etc. 

Dieting  prisoners,  Jail . 

Dieting  prisoners,  House  of  Correction . 

For  costs,  pauper  cases,  County  Court . 

Humane  Society . 

Telephone  Service . 

State  Institutions . 

Industrial  Schools  for  Boys  and  Girls  : 

St.  Mary’s  Training  School  for  Boys . 

Illinois  School  of  Agriculture  and  Manual  Training  for  Boys . 

Illinois  Training  School  for  Girls . 

Chicago  Training  School  for  Girls . 

Barrington . 

Blooom . 

Bremen . 

Calumet . 

Cicero . 

Elk  Grove . 

Evanston . 

Hanover . 

Lyons . 

Lemont . 

Leyden . 

Maine . 

New  Trier . 

Niles . 

Northfield . 

Norwood  Park . 

Orland . 

Palatine .  . 

Palos . 

Proviso . 

Rich . 

Riverside . 

Schaumberg . 

Thornton . 

Wheeling . 

Worth . 

Roads  and  Bridges  Appropriation  1895 . $25,00000 


$ 


$ 


l 


Appropriation. 
50,000  OO 
18,000  OO 
10,000  00 
2,000  OO 
2,500  00 
25,000  00 

12,000  OO 
12,000  OO 
11,000  OO 
10,000  OO 
IOO  OO 
200  OO 
275  OO 


Expended. 
$  42,626  50 
18,354  60 
10,000  00 
2,000  OO 

2,357  98 
21,237  88 

12,000  00 
12,000  00 
6,990  00 
9,999  96 
43  27 
189  19 
265  95 


500  00  \ 
800  00  J 
1,500  00 
50  00 
1,500  00 
200  00 
1,200  00 
2,800  00 
400  00 
300  00  l 
500  00  $ 
400  00 
300  00 
250  00 
100  00 
150  00 
150  00 
300  00 
1,000  00 
100  00 
50  00 
50  00 

1,200  OO 
200  OO 
500  OO 


1,298  45 

1.145  21 

28  45 

1,486  62 

195  63 

1.146  75 
2,695  80 

207  00 

791  32 
274  10 
98  75 
67  90 

7  75 

29  60 

42  75 
198  41 
690  15 
54  00 
15  00 
23  95 
1,124  07 
147  65 
400  06 
18,907  29 


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Institutions,  Towns,  Etc.  Appropriation. 

Balance  Road  and  Bridge  Appropriation,  1S94,  brought  for¬ 
ward,  account  outstanding  Road  and  Bridge  Contracts . $  5,455  66 

-  $  30-455  66 

Treasurer’s  commission . 


$198,030  66 


Public  Building  Purposes,  Appropriation  1895 .  $150,000  00 

Amount  brought  forward  from  Building  Fund,  1894,  account 

of  outstanding  contracts .  36,75982 

- $186,759  82 

Treasurer’s  commission . 


$186,739  82 

For  Election  and  Contingent  expenses,  Appropriation  1895.  .  .$  43,00000 
For  Contingent  expenses,  1895 .  32,685  10 


$  75,685  10 
2,050  00 

- - - $  73-635  04 

$  75,685  10 


Expended. 


$  5,455  66 
872  98 


$175,470  63 


$  91,219  47 


36,759  82 
872  98 


$128,619  x8 


39,8h  39 

199  05 

$  40,010  04 


Deduction  order  County  Board 
Treaurer’s  commission . 


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ANNUAL  REPORT  OF  GEORGE  S.  OLESON, 


County  Agent  of  Cook  County. 


In  his  report  for  1895,  which  will  be  found  on  another  page,  the  President  of 
the  County  Board  takes  occasion  to  commend  the  County  Agent  for  the  faithful 
performance  of  duty,  and  the  compliment  is  a  deserved  one.  Subjoined  is  Mr. 
Oleson’s  individual  report  of  the  County  Agent’s  office  under  his  management, 
during  1895.  Following  this  is  given  the  County  Agent’s  financial  report  for  the 
same  year. 

CASES  OF  DESTITUTION. 


Month§. 

Married. 

Widows. 

- —  1 

Deserted. 

Widowers. 

Single. 

I 

Total 

Relieved. 

1 

Months. 

Married. 

1 

Widows. 

Deserted. 

Widowers. 

Single. 

Total 

Relieved. 

January . 

February  .... 

March . 

April . 

May . 

June 

5,587 

7,290 

5,678 

1,257 

608 

485 

479 

1,748 

2,068 

1,890 

1,094 

702 

591 

587 

401 

545 

47o 

294 

190 

148 

129 

74 

137 

122 

34 

16 

15 

5 

12 

26 

13 

5 

1 

2 

1 

7,822 

10,066 

8,173 

2,684 

1. 517 
1,241 
1,201 

August . 

September.  .  . 

October . 

November  .  .  . 
December  .  .  . 

Totals . 

424 
41 1 
592 
1,106 
2,197 

563 

536 

659 

950 

1,300 

138 

155 

209 

294 

461 

IO 

9 

15 

12 

38 

2 

2 

6 

13 

1435 

1413 

1,477 

2,368 

3>99T 

July . 

26,096 

12,688 

3434 

487 

83 

42,788 

NATIVITY  OF  THF  DESTITUTE. 

All  nations  were  represented  among  those  who  were  assisted,  as  shown  by  the 
record  below:  Americans,  6,124;  Bohemians,  3,238;  Canadians,  322;  Colored 
Americans,  1,259;  Danish,  229;  English,  980;  French,  504;  Germans,  8,673; 
Hebrews,  2,115;  Hollanders,  454;  Irish,  6,870;  Italians,  2,326;  Polish,  6,418; 
Scandinavians,  2,781  ;  Scotch,  354  ;  Swiss,  45  ;  Welsh,  74,  making  a  total  of  42,788. 

articles  given  in  relief. 

Soap,  47,195  bars;  rice,  144,572  pounds;  beans,  127,423  pounds  ;  peas,  72,994 
pounds  ;  oatmeal,  33,125  pounds;  coffee,  19,001  pounds;  tea,  15,981  pounds;  meats, 
175,  486  pounds  ;  flour,  48,300  sacks  (24^  pounds  to  each  sack) ;  shoes,  4,018  pairs; 
coal,  14,785^  tons. 

DISPENSARY  SERVICE  AND  SICK  CALLS. 

The  total  of  visits  made  by  Physicians  was  28,889  and  3,210  applications  were 
rejected  for  various  reasons.  The  following  is  a  correct  enumeration  of  the  number 
of  sick  calls  attended  to  by  the  various  County  Physicians  during  the  year. 


West  Division .  1,825 

South  Division .  678 

North  Division .  221 

Total .  2,724 


HOSPITAL  AND  OTHER  ORDERS. 

Number  of  Hospital  orders  issued .  1,034 

Number  of  orders  issued  for  burial .  316 

Number  of  orders  issued  for  Poor  House .  3, 519 

Number  of  orders  issued  for  transportation  .  111E 

Number  of  old  soldiers  buried .  40 

Number  of  orders  issued  for  medicine .  1,058 

Number  of  orders  issued  for  trusses  and  crutches .  14 

Number  of  orders  issued  for  artificial  limbs .  2 


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INSANE  AND  DEPENDENT  CHILDREN  CASES  EOR  THE  YEAR  OF  1895. 

Number  of  petitious  filed . 

Number  discharged .  358 

Number  decided  insane  and  committed .  936 

DISTRIBUTED  AS  FOLLOWS  : 

Elgin .  186 

Kankakee .  147 

Jefferson .  603 

DEPENDENT  CHILDREN. 

Number  of  petitions  filed . 

Number  discharged . 77 

Number  found  dependent .  408 


1.294 


1,294 


936 

435 


485 


DISTRIBUTED  AS  FOLLOWS  : 

Illinois  Training  School,  Glenwood .  157 

St.  Mary’s,  Feehanville .  138 

Chicago  Industrial  School .  61 

Illinois  Industrial  School,  Evanston .  36 

Home  for  Juvenile  Offenders,  Geneva .  15 

Home  of  the  Friendless .  1 


-  408 

THE  APPROPRIATION. 

The  appropriation  for  the  County  Agent’s  Office  amounted  to  one  hundred 
thousand  dollars  ($100,000.00)  and  was  all  judiciously  expended  for  relief  purposes 
together  with  the  necessary  salary  fund  of  twenty-five  thousand  dollars  ($25,000.00). 

A  REMARKABLE  EXHIBIT. 

With  the  same  amount  of  money  as  was  expended  in  1895,  42,788  poor 
families  were  taken  care  of,  as  against  36,500  taken  care  of  in  1894.  Consequently 
•  the  money  relieved  6,288  more  poor  families  in  the  one  year  than  it  did  in  the 
other.  This  speaks  volumes  for  the  efficiency  of  the  service. 


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THE  COOK  COUNTY  HOSPITAL. 

The  Cook  County  Hospital  is  situated  about  two  and  one-half  miles  from  the 
County  Court  House  and  occupies  thirteen  acres  of  land  bounded  by  Harrison, 
Polk,  Lincoln  and  Wood  Streets.  The  buildings  are  numerous,  the  main  or  Ad¬ 
ministration  Building  faces  north  on  Harrison  Street  and  has  five  connecting 
wings,  which  contain  twenty  wards.  Directly  behind  the  Administration  Building 


Birdseye  View  of  Cook  County  Hospital. 

is  the  Amphitheater,  or  Clinic,  and  the  Engine  and  Dynamo  Houses  ;  located  behind 
these  and  in  rear  of  main  building  and  detached  from  same  is  the  Store  Room, 
where  all  supplies  are  kept.  The  Laundry,  the  Bakery  and  main  Kitchen,  the 
Barn,  Carpenter  Shop,  the  Coffin  Makers’  Shop,  the  Steam  Fitting  Shop,  the  Mat¬ 
tress  Makers  and  the  Paint  Shops,  where  the  larger  part  of  the  necessary  repairs  for 
the  Hospital  are  attended  to. 

EXECUTIVE  STAFF. 


JAMES  H.  GRAHAM . 

M.  R.  MANDELBAUM . 

J.  E.  McNICHOLS . 

CHARLES  RUMP . 

JOHN  THOREN . 

CORNELIUS  VANDERPOOL 

E.  C.  FORTNER . 

BROWN  F.  SWIFT . 


. Warden. 

. Chief  Clerk. 

.  .Assistant  Chief  Clerk. 

. Chief  Engineer. 

. Registrar. 

. Druggist. 

. County  Physician. 

Asst.  County  Physician. 


DR.  T.  A.  DAVIS. 

DR.  J.  B.  MURPHY. 

DR.  CHAS.  D.  BRADLY. 
DR.  R.  H.  BABCOCK. 
DR.  J.  B.  HERRICK. 

DR.  A.  R.  EDWARDS. 


MEDICAL  STAFF. 

REGULARS. 

DR.  G.  F.  BUTLER. 

DR.  A.  G.  BOUFFLER. 

DR.  DENSLOW  LEWIS. 
DR.  A.  M.  CURTIS. 

DR.  E.  L.  MOOREHEAD. 
DR.  R.  MELMS. 


DR.  D.  D.  BISHOP. 

DR.  H.  C.  WORTHINGTON. 
DR.  E.  P.  MURDOCK. 

DR.  W.  L.  NOBLE. 

DR.  FENTON  B.  TURCK. 
DR.  CHARLES  DAVISON. 


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dr.  u.  hektoen. 

DR.  A.  E.  VENN. 

DR.  H.  J.  BURWASH. 
DR.  A.  M.  STOUT. 
DR.  K.  SANBERG. 
DR.  F.  A.  M’GREW. 
DR.  G.  FRITTERER. 
DR.  C.  J.  M’lNTYRE. 
DR.  J.  A.  ROBINSON. 


DR.  C.  E.  GREENFIELD. 
DR.  C.  W.  HAWLEY. 

DR.  A.  H.  FURGESON. 
DR.  G.  SEINN. 

DR.  F.  S.  HARTMAN. 

DR.  H.  A.  NORDEN, 

DR.  R.  N.  HUFF. 

DR.  E.  D.  SMITH. 

DR.  J.  E.  BEST. 


DR.  A.  E.  HALSTEAD. 

DR.  J.  W.  TOPE. 

DR.  S.  W.  BURSON. 

DR.  F.  M’NAMARA. 

DR.  J.  ROSENTHAL. 

DR.  LEONARD  ST.  JOHN. 
DR.  C.  FENGER. 

DR.  M.  M.  LEAHY. 

DR.  E.  H.  LEE. 


DR.  CHARLES  ADAMS. 
DR.  E.  H.  PRATT. 

DR.  H.  R.  CHISLETT. 
DR.  M.  B.  BLOUKE. 


DR.  E.  F.  BUCKING. 
DR.  E.  J.  FARNUM. 

DR.  GEO.  M’FATRICK. 


HOMEOPATHIC. 

DR.  L.  D.  ROGERS. 
DR.  O.  F.  PIERCE. 

DR.  W.  G.  WILLARD. 
DR.  C.  H.  BEEBE. 

DR.  J.  W.  STREETER. 

ECLECTIC. 

DR.  N.  A.  GRAVES. 
DR.  F.  E.  THORNTON. 
DR.  H.  H.  LATIMER. 


DR.  F.  E.  ROBERTS. 
DR.  R.  R.  REININGER. 
DR.  W.  S.  WHITE. 

DR.  C.  C.  BERNARD. 


DR.  W.  HIPP. 

DR.  JNO.  TASCHER. 
DR.  O.  O.  BAINES. 


THE  COOK  COUNTY  HOSPITAL 

Is  the  institution  created  by  the  residents  of  Cook  Comity,  Illinois,  for  the 
purpose  of  caring  for  the  sick  in  the  County  who  have  not  the  means  for  securing 
medical  treatment  elsewhere.  It  is  under  the  control,  therefore,  of  the  people  of 
the  County,  who  act  through  the  Cook  County  Commissioners  elected  by  them. 
The  Cook  County  Commissioners  in  their  turn  appoint  from  their  own  body  a 
hospital  committee  upon  whom  falls  the  immediate  oversight  of  the  affairs  of  the 
Hospital.  One  thousand  patients  can  be  cared  for  comfortably  at  one  time. 


EXECUTIVE  STAFF. 


The  executive  head  is  the  Warden,  who  is  appointed  by  the  County  Com¬ 
missioners.  His  term  of  office  is  one  year. 

VISITING  MEDICAL  STAFF. 


The  treatment  of  patients  is  supervised  by  a  visiting  staff  of  physicians,  con¬ 
sisting  of  three  distinct  medical  boards,  each  representing  the  Regular,  the  Homeo¬ 
pathic,  and  the  Electic  Schools  of  Medicine,  respectively.  Members  are  appointed 
by  the  County  Commissioners  for  one  year,  and  receive  no  money  compensation. 
The  number  of  appointments  is  as  follows  :  Regular  School,  38  ;  Homeopathic 
School,  10  ;  Electic  School,  8.  This  number  may  be  increased  in  case  of  need  by 
the  boards  themselves,  and  it  is  customary  for  the  regular-school  board  to  select  a 
number  of  specialists  in  different  branches  to  act  with  them.  The  physicians  so 
elected  are  not  members  of  the  board.  The  Regular  board  meets  on  the  last 
Thursday  of  each  month,  at  four  o’clock  in  the  afternoon  ;  the  Homeopathic  board 
meets  on  the  last  secular  day  of  each  month. 


HOUSE  MEDICAL  STAFF. 

The  House  Medical  Staff  (composed  of  the  Internes)  is  determined  by  com¬ 
petitive  examination,  any  graduate,  male  or  female,  of  any  medical  school  in  Cook 
County  being  eligible.  The  term  of  office  is  eighteen  months,  and  there  is  no  com¬ 
pensation  other  than  board  and  room  furnished  at  the  hospital.  The  interns  are 
divided  as  follows:  Regular,  16  ;  Homeopathic,  4;  Eclectic,  4.  The  examination 
for  the  interneships,  which  is  held  during  the  spring  of  each  year,  covers  the  follow¬ 
ing  subjects  :  (1)  Anatomy,  (2)  Physiology,  (3)  Materia  Medica  and  Therapeutics, 
(4)  Chemistry,  (5)  Gynecology,  (6)  Obstetrics,  (7)  Eye,  Ear,  Nose  and  Throat,  (8) 
Pathology,  (9)  Medicine,  (10)  Surgery.  The  manner  of  conducting  the  Regular 
examination  is  determined  by  a  committee  appointed  by  the  Board.  A  second 
committee,  similarly  appointed,  chooses  from  the  Board  three  examiners  upon  each 


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subject,  who  prepare  the  questions,  and  correct  the  papers  without  knowing  the 
names  of  the  writers  of  the  papers  examined.  The  examinations  for  the  Homeo¬ 
pathic  and  Eclectic  interneships  are  similarly  conducted. 

The  interneship  service  is  divided  into  a  Junior,  a  Middle,  and  a  Senior  period 
of  six  months  each.  The  Junior  period  includes  three  months  of  service  in  the  sur¬ 
gical  and  medical  wards  respectively.  The  Middle  period  includes  six  weeks  in  the 
Obstetrical  wards,  six  weeks  in  the  Gynecological,  Ophthalmol ogical  and  Otological, 
six  in  the  Contagious,  and  six  in  the  Examining  Room  and  the  Dermatological  and 
Earyngological  wards.  The  Senior  period  includes  three  months  in  the  surgical 
and  medical  wards  respectively. 

admission  of  patients. 

Any  resident  of  Cook  County  whose  condition  demands  continuous  rest  and 
treatment,  and  who  is  unable  to  pay  for  medical  service  elsewhere  is  admissable. 
Out-patients  (dispensary  patients)  are  not  treated  at  the  hospital.  The  sole  judges 
of  admissibility  are  the  examining  physicians  at  the  Hospital,  composed  of  members 
of  the  house  staff.  If  the  condition  of  a  patient  is  such  as  to  entitle  him  to  Hospital 
treatment,  there  is  little  danger  of  his  being  refused  admission  for  any  reason,  un¬ 
less  it  be  obviously  a  case  of  attempted  imposition  ;  and,  while  the  Hospital  is  in¬ 
tended  for  the  very  poor,  no  emergency  case  is  turned  away.  Patients  are  admitted 
at  any  time  of  day  or  night. 

DIVISION  OF  PATIENTS  FOR  TREATMENT. 

By  a  strictly  enforced  system,  patients  are  distributed  among  the  schools  of 
medicine  in  the  Hospital  in  such  manner  that  the  regular  school  gets  a  certain  nine¬ 
teen,  the  Homeopathic  a  certain  six,  and  the  Eclectic  a  certain  five  patients  in  every 
thirty,  the  character  of  the  cases  falling  to  each  school  being  wholly  a  matter  of 
chance.  The  patient  has  no  option  as  to  the  school  under  which  he  shall  be  treated. 

EQUALITY  OF  PATIENTS. 

The  Hospital  facilities  are  in  all  cases  absolutely  free  to  patients.  Under  no  cir¬ 
cumstances  are  they  allowed  to  pay  for  service  or  for  special  favors.  Each  patient 
is  on  precisely  the  same  footing  as  every  other.  The  plan  of  providing  especially 
desirable  accommodations  in  consideration  ot  the  payment  of  special  fees  is  unknown 
in  the  Hospital  ;  the  most  favorable  accommodations  are  used  for  those  who  need 
them  most. 

PRIVILEGES  OF  PHYSICIANS. 

Physicians  have  no  special  privileges.  There  is  no  arrangement  by  which  an 
outside  physician  may  supervise  the  treatment  of  particular  patients  at  the  Hospital. 

EXCLUDED  DISEASES. 

Chronic  diseases,  including  Syphilis,  Pulmonary  Tuberculosis,  and  Insanity, 
are  not  treated.  Smallpox  cases  are  sent  to  the  smallpox  hospital.  Contagious  dis¬ 
eases  are  treated  in  a  ward  which  is  absolutely  isolated  from  the  rest  of  the  Hospital. 
On  Monday,  Wednesday,  and  Friday,  of  each  week,  certain  selected  chronic  cases, 
as  well  as  partially  disabled,  or  convalescing,  patients  who  do  not  require  nursing, 
are  sent  to  the  County  Infirmary  at  Dunning. 

THE  NURSES. 

The  nurses  are  students  of  the  Illinois  Training  School  for  Nurses,  and  are 
furnished  under  contract  with  that  school. 

VISITING  DAYS. 

Wednesdays  and  Sundays  from  two  to  four  in  the  afternoon  are  the  regular 
visiting  days.  Visitors  may  be  admitted  for  special  reasons,  however,  at  any  time. 


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THE  MORGUE. 

The  morgue,  which  is  contained  in  a  separate  building,  in  the  rear  of  the 
Hospital,  is  open  for  inspection  by  the  public  at  all  times.  It  is  used  for  the  recep¬ 
tion  of  bodies  from  the  County  at  large,  as  well  as  from  the  Hospital.  Unclaimed 
bodies  are  allowed  to  remain  in  the  morgue  at  least  six  weeks  and  the  clothing 
taken  from  them  is  kept  longer.  Photographs  of  the  unknown  dead  are  taken.  A 
description  of  lost  friends  may  be  filed  with  the  clerk  in  charge.  Burials  are  made 
in  the  County  burial  grounds  at  Dunning. 

detention  hospital. 

Although  situated  upon  the  same  plot  of  ground  and  under  the  same  executive 
management  as  the  County  Hospital,  the  Detention  Hospital  is  rather  an  adjunct  of 
the  County  and  State  insane  asylums.  It  is  the  place  for  the  incarceration  of 
patients  awaiting  trial  for  admission  into  an  insane  asylum,  and  is  in  charge  of  the 
County  Physician,  who  must  reside  in  the  building.  Upon  the  certification  of  any 
reputable  physician,  or  upon  the  filing  of  a  petition  from  the  patient  himself  or  his 
friends,  that  he  is  a  proper  candidate  for  an  asylum,  he  may  be  received  at  the 
Hospital  to  await  trial.  The  Hospital  is  also  the  place  for  the  detention  and  care  of 
dependent  children,  pending  the  determination  by  the  court  of  the  person,  or  insti¬ 
tution,  which  shall  be  his  responsible  guardian.  Trials  are  held  Thursday  morn¬ 
ings,  at  nine  o’clock,  before  a  County  Judge  and  Jury  of  six  men,  one  of  whom 
must  be  a  physician.  Two  physicians  are  appointed  by  the  County  Judge  to  act  in 
the  capacity  of  chairmen  of  these  juries.  The  County  Physician  is  present  as 
counselor. 

CLINICAL  INSTRUCTION. 

Instruction  is  given  in  the  amphitheatre  in  the  Hospital  building,  and  students 
are  never  allowed  to  enter  the  wards.  The  vast  number  of  patients  affords  the 
greatest  variety  of  illustration  for  the  use  of  clinical  instructors.  A  fee  of  five 
dollars  per  annum  is  charged  under-graduate  medical  students  for  the  privilege  of 
attending  clinical  instruction.  Women  as  well  as  men,  are  admitted  to  the  amphi¬ 
theatre. 

WARDEN’S  YEARLY  REPORT. 

January  i,  1895,  to  December  31,  1895. 


HOSPITAL. 

Number  of  patients  on  hand  January  i,  1895 .  794 

Number  of  patients  admitted  (January  1  to  December  31,  1895) . 14,861 


Total . i5>655 

Number  of  patients  discharged  (January  1  to  December  31,  1895) . 13,629 

Number  of  patients  died . . .  1,194 

- 14,823 

On  hand .  832 

Daily  average  for  the  year  1895 .  808 

Infants  born  during  year  1895 .  360 

Infants  died  during  year  1895 .  64 

Applications  for  admission  rejected .  1,460 

Patients  sent  to  County  Infirmary .  1,045 

DEATHS,  BURIALS,  ETC. 

Number  of  bodies  in  Morgue  January  1,  1895 .  14 

Number  of  patients  died  during  1895 .  1,194 

Number  of  infants  died  during  1895 .  64 

-  1,258 


Total  deaths .  1,272 

Buried  by  County  Undertaker .  316 

Buried  by  relatives  and  friends .  767 

Colleges .  184 

Bodies  remaining  in  Morgue  December  31,  1895 .  5  - 

Total  burials .  1,272 


Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions.  95 


(Of  the  1,194  patients  who  died  in  1895,  254  deaths  were  investigated  by  the  Coroner, 
leaving  940  deaths  from  natural  causes.) 

DETENTION  HOSPITAL — INSANE  DEPARTMENT. 

Male.  Female. 

Number  of  patients  on  hand  January  i,  1895 .  72  9 

Number  of  patients  admitted  January  1  to  December  31,  1895 . 794  504  1,298 


Total .  1,307 

Sent  to  Institutions  as  follows  : 

Jefferson .  607 

Elgin .  186 

Kankakee . 148 

Hospital .  15 

Poor  House .  22 

Died .  11 

County  Jail .  1 

Discharged .  298 

-  1,288 

Balance  on  hand  January  1,  1896 .  19 

DEPENDENT  CHILDREN.  Male.  Female. 

Number  on  hand  January  i,  1895 . .  3  ...  3 

Number  admitted  January  1  to  December  1,  1895 . 348  135  483 


Total .  486 

Distributed  in  the  following  institutions  : 

Glenwood .  157 

Feehanville .  137 

Chicago  Industrial  School .  64 

Evanston .  34 

Home  of  Friendless .  1 

Geneva .  13 

Working  Boys’  Home .  2 

Home  of  Good  Shepherd .  1 

Home  for  Juvenile  Offenders .  1 

Hospital .  1 

Discharged .  71 

-  482 

Number  remaining  on  hand  January  1,  1896 .  4 


96 


Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions. 


COOK  COUNTY  INSTITUTIONS  AT  DUNNING. 


The  Cook  County  Institutions  at  Dunning  are  considered  as  among  the  most 
prominent  of  the  County’s  many  important  charges.  It  is  here  the  Insane  Asylum 
is  situated,  surrounded  by  a  number  of  buildings  which  have  been  erected  from 
time  to  time  as  the  necessity  for  them  became  apparent.  The  grounds  comprise 
257  acres,  situated  ten  miles  from  the  Court  House  on  the  Chicago,  Milwaukee, 
&  St.  Paul  and  the  Chicago  &  Northwestern  Railways.  A  portion  of  the  grounds 
is  set  apart  for  what  is  known  as  the  County  Farm.  The  Insane  Asylum  and  de¬ 
tached  buildings  are  finely  situated,  their  general  appearance  being  greatly  im¬ 
proved  by  a  somewhat  pretentious  display  of  landscape  gardening.  The  farm  and 
its  management  receives  careful  consideration  at  the  hands  of  the  officials  at  Dun¬ 
ning.  Potatoes  form  the  chief  product,  7,000  bushels  being  raised  during  the  past 
year,  the  entire  crop  being  used  by  the  inmates  and  attendants  at  the  institution. 
During  1895  the  farm  also  produced  1,050  bushels  of  oats,  1,500  bushels  of  corn, 
and  hay  sufficient  to  feed  the  eighteen  horses  employed  on  the  grounds.  The 
farm  also  produced  60,000  pounds  of  pork  in  1895  as  against  13,000  pounds  in 
1894.  As  will  be  seen,  the  buildings  are  quite  numerous,  and  may  be  classified 
as  follows  : 

THE  INSANE  ASYEUM. 

This  comprises  the  main  building  which  has  six  wings,  surrounded  by  lakes, 
ponds,  drives  and  spacious  grounds,  the  grounds  affording  room  in  addition  for 
four  cottages,  a  boiler  and  engine  room  and  a  building  containing  a  dance  hall. 

o'  o  00 

AUTOPSY  HOUSE. 

Contiguous  to  which  is  a  morgue,  a  green  house,  a  laundry  building  and 
barns. 

detached  buildings. 

Consisting  of  store  rooms,  drug  store,  ice  house,  paint  shop,  stables,  carriage 
sheds  and  tool  house. 

POOR  HOUSE. 

Consisting  of  the  main  or  Administration  Building  with  nine  wings  and 
buildings  for  boiler  and  engine  rooms,  ice  house,  oil  storage  house  and  a  con¬ 
finement  cottage. 

In  all  there  are  246  names  on  the  pay  rolls  at  Dunning,  while  the  institu¬ 
tion  is  run  on  a  per  capita  cost  of  22 cents  per  inmate.  The  official  staff  is 
as  follows  : 

THE  STAFF  AT  DUNNING. 

Geo.  F.  Morgan,  Gen’l  Supt. 

Cook  County  Institutions,  Dunning,  Ill. 


M.  T.  Campbell, . 

Dr.  G.  W.  Johnson . 

Dr.  Elizabeth  Kerney, 
Dr.  Clara  Ferguson,  . . . 

Patrick  Quinn . 

W.  C.  Mitchell, . 

Henry  Lindblade, . 

George  Cadotte,  . 

Minnie  Fender, . 


INSANE  ASYLUM. 


. Chief  Clerk. 

. Chief  Male  Physician. 

.  .  .  .Chief  Female  Physician. 
Assistant  Female  Physician. 

. Chief  Engineer. 

. Storekeeper. 

. Druggist. 

. Supervisor. 

. Supervisoress. 


Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions. 


97 


R.  K.  Reynolds, . 

Dr.  J.  J.  Crowe, . 

I)r.  P.  F.  CroweEy, 

Miss  J.  Ospray, . 

John  Worden,  . 

Opheeeia  Baker, . 

Frank  YVimmerseage, 


poor  HOUSE. 

. Gen’l  Office  Clerk  and  Time  Keeper. 

. Chief  Male  Physician. 

. Assistant  Male  Physician. 

. Chief  Female  Physician. 

. Supervisor. 

. Supervisoress. 

. County  Farmer. 


The  following  exhibit  gives  the  total  number  of  patients  in  Cook  County 
Insane  Asylum  and  Poor  House  at  Dunning  on  the  dates  specified,  with  the  in¬ 
crease  or  decrease  as  the  case  might  be: 


Total  number  of  patients  in  Cook  County  Insane  Asylum  and  Poor  House  Jan. 

1.1895; .  2,948 

Total  number  of  patients  in  Cook  County  Insane  Asylum  and  Poor  House  Dec. 

3U  1895 . 2.884 

Decrease  for  1895 .  64 

Total  number  of  patients  in  Cook  County  Insane  Asylum  Jan.  1,  1895  .  1,07 7 

Total  number  of  patients  in  Cook  County  Insane  Asylum  Dec.  31,  1895 .  1,261 

Increase  for  1895 .  184 

Total  number  of  patients  in  Cook  County  Poor  House  Jan.  1,  1895 .  1,871 

Total  number  of  patients  in  Cook  County  Poor  House  Dec.  31,  1895 .  1,623 

Decrease  for  1895 .  248 


The  following  table  shows  number  of  patients  admitted,  discharged  and  died 
at  Cook  County  Insane  Asylum  and  Poor  House  for  the  year  1895. 


1895- 


January  .. 
February  . 
March 

April . 

May . 

Tune . 

July . 

August. . . . 
September 
October. . . 
November 
December. 


Total,  1895 


Ad¬ 

missions. 

Discharged 

Patients. 

Deaths. 

592 

3t6 

66 

510 

59° 

86 

343 

562 

70 

334 

5^5 

49 

392 

399 

54 

365 

387 

5i 

452 

3o8 

64 

369 

29S 

48 

345 

268 

42 

421 

243 

43 

486 

i9[ 

45 

460 

328 

44 

5.069 

4,435 

662 

The  following  table  shows  number  of  patients  admitted,  discharged  and  died 
at  Cook  County  Insane  Asylum  for  the  year  1895. 


1895- 

Ad¬ 

missions. 

Discharged 

Patients. 

Deaths. 

Januarv  .  . 

64 

65 

14 

18 

1 

February  . 

Marc'1 . ’. . 

25 

29 

33 

35 

20 

I  7 

April  . .  . 

sj 

36 

76 

40 

93 

70 

39 

61 

18 

I  s 

13 

1 6 

July . 

August  . .  . 

3o 

15 

39 

33 

43 

H 

1 2 

September . 

October  . 

1 2 

1  1 

November . 

60 

December  . 

58 

1 

Total,  1895 . 

715 

334 

166 

98 


Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions. 


The  following  table  shows  number  of  patients  admitted,  discharged  and  died  at 
Cook  County  Poor  House  for  year  1895. 


1895. 

Ad¬ 

missions. 

Discharged 

Patients. 

Deaths. 

January  . 

.  528 

302 

57 

February  . 

.  445 

572 

70 

March . 

537 

53 

April . 

516 

31 

May . 

.  316 

366 

39 

June . 

.  325 

352 

38 

July . 

.  359 

288 

48 

August . 

.  2  99 

268 

34 

September . 

.  306 

253 

30 

October . 

.  360 

204 

3i 

November . 

158 

34 

December . 

285 

3i 

Total,  1895 . 

.  4,354 

4,ioi 

496 

A  notable  event. 

Some  of  the  most  horrifying  catastrophies  which  have  ever  occurred  in  this 
country  have  been  caused  by  the  burning  of  public  institutions.  The  isolated  situ¬ 
ation  of  these  institutions  render  them  an  exceedingly  easy  prey  to  flames  when 
once  under  headway,  unless  wise  discrimination  and  forethought  are  exercised  in 
providing  ample  appliances  for  meeting  such  emergencies.  How  near  the  County 
Insane  Asylum  recently  came  to  being  a  prey  to  a  terrible  conflagration  is  perhaps 
known  to  but  few  of  our  citizens.  On  the  night  of  January  2  last,  at  11:40  o’clock, 
a  fire  broke  out  in  the  laundry,  a  detached  building  about  two  hundred  feet  to  the 
rear  of  the  Insane  Asylum.  At  the  time  the  wind  was  blowing  at  the  rate  of  forty- 
five  miles  an  hour,  and  to  make  matters  worse  it  was  intensely  cold,  the  thermom¬ 
eter  registering  eight  degrees  below  zero.  When  the  alarm  was  sounded  it  was 
learned  that  the  direction  of  the  wind  was  straight  towards  the  Asylum.  The  fire 
company,  which  is  made  up  of  the  employes  of  the  various  institutions,  the  chief  en¬ 
gineer  acting  as  marshal,  was  promptly  on  hand,  and  lost  no  time  in  getting  to 
work.  The  great  Worthington  pump,  which  is  a  late  and  invaluable  addition  to 
Dunning,  was  connected  with  the  city  mains,  and  in  a  short  time  the  fire  was  com¬ 
pletely  under  control.  Superintendent  Morgan,  in  speaking  of  the  occurrence,  freely 
admitted  that  if  it  were  not  for  the  Worthington  Pump  and  the  sufficient  water  sup¬ 
ply  furnished  by  the  city  water  mains,  he  had  no  doubt  that  all  of  the  buildings  of 
the  institution  would  have  been  destroyed,  and  that  the  loss  of  life  from  fire  and  ex¬ 
posure  would  have  been  very  great.  He  said  that  he  had  been  through  a  number 
of  battles  during  the  civil  war,  but  that  not  even  at  Gettysburg  did  he  experience 
such  awful  sensations  as  he  did  during  the  comparatively  brief  time  on  that  terrible 
night  of  January  2,  when  it  appeared  as  though  the  County  Institutions  at  Dunning 
would  all  be  destroyed,  with  the  loss  of  life  of  scores  of  helpless  human  beings 
which  would  inevitably  follow.  To  his  excited  imagination  it  appeared  as  though 
the  wind  was  blowing  at  the  rate  of  100  miles  an  hour,  and  that  the  thermometer 
indicated  forty  degrees  below  zero.  The  Worthington  Pump  erected  at  Dunning  is 
one  of  the  latest  improved  automatic  fire  patterns,  of  150  pounds  pressure,  throws 
1,300  gallons  of  water  per  minute,  and  requires  the  combined  exertions  of  four  men 
in  holding  the  nozzle  when  in  operation.  It  is  the  freely  expressed  opinion  of  all 
connected  with  the  facts  in  the  case  that  the  County  officials  never  made  a  more 
timely  or  more  profitable  investment  than  when  they  purchased  the  Worthington 
Pump.  Its  greatest  value  is  due  to  the  fact  that  it  works  like  a  charm  when  work 
is  required  of  it,  and  that  it  is  always  ready  for  immediate  use. 


Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions. 


99 


ANNUAL  REPORT  OF  ROBERT  S.  ILES, 

County  Attorney  of  Cook  County. 

AN  IMPORTANT  OFFICE. 

The  duties  devolving  upon  the  County  Attorney  are  often  onerous  and  exact¬ 
ing,  necessitating  cool  judgment,  much  legal  erudition  with  a  thorough  familiarity 
with  the  principles  of  jurisprudence  and  the  axioms  of  well  grounded  legal  ratio¬ 
cination.  There  must  also  be  unswerving  impregnable  fidelity  in  the  County  Law 
Department  to  the  interests  of  the  County.  These  attributes  are  possessed  to  an 
eminently  satisfactory  degree  by  County  Attorney  lies,  who  has  demonstrated 
beyond  the  peradventure  of  a  doubt  his  capability,  proficiency  and  competency  in 
the  office  he  holds.  The  report  of  Mr.  lies  for  1895,  presented  herewith,  is  pregnant 
with  interest: 

SUITS  AGAINST  COOK  COUNTY. 

Upon  assuming  control  of  the  department  January  1,  1895,  I  found  pending 
against  Cook  County  claims  and  suits  as  follows  : 


SUITS. 


Plaintiff. 

Date 

Filed. 

Nature  of 
Claim. 

Amount. 

Plaintiff. 

Date 

Filed. 

Nature  of 
Claim. 

Amount. 

Sokup,  use  of 

Central  Car  Trust 

Seipp  Brew.  Co. . . 

3-20-89 

Assumpsit, 

|3,ooo  00 

Co . 

8-17-94 

4  4 

Riot  Claims,  $ 600  00 

Sokup  aud 

Chicago  &  Erie .... 

4  l 

264  24 

Louis  Winsted..  . 

9-5-89 

<  4 

5,000  00 

Chicago  Refrigera- 

Sokup,  use  of  Mar- 

tor  Line . 

4  4 

t  t 

1,010  00 

shall  Field  &  Co. 

9-5-89 

4  < 

600  OO 

Central  R.  R.  Co., 

Vau  Pelt . 

3-7  90 

( ( 

600  OO 

of  New  Jersey .  .  . 

4  4 

4  1 

I  80 

Varnel! . 

4  ( 

4  4 

5,000  00 

200,000  OO 

Chicago,  Milwaukee 
&  St.  Paul . 

H.  L.  Holland . 

6-12-90 

4  ( 

4  4 

4  4 

2,045  76 

Harley,  use  of 

Chicago,  Rock 

Martin  Frank. . . . 

8-30-90 

4  t 

1,500  00 

Island  &  Pacific. 

4  4 

4  4 

4,795  25 

Roth,  use  of 

Chicago  &  Great 

Moses  Solomon . . 

11-19-83 

4  4 

500  00 

Western . 

4  4 

4  4 

1,189  14 

N.  Barsalaux . 

3-23-91 

4  < 

1,500  00 

Chicago  &  West 

John  Cullen  et  al .  . 

5-19  9i 

4  4 

500  00 

Michigan . 

4  4 

4  4 

521  71 

M.  F.  Madden . 

1 2-3-9 1 

4  4 

7,500  00 

Cincinnati,  Hamil- 

Wm.  B.  White . 

6-26-91 

4  4 

500  00 

ton  &  Dayton .... 

4  4 

4  4 

153  40 

Leonard . 

2-1-93 

4-1-93 

Case 

Chicago  &  North¬ 
western  . 

M.  J.  Boland . 

Assumpsit, 

400  00 

4  4 

4  4 

791  33 

W.  Harley . 

Gerta  Subro,  admr. 

4-6-93 

4  4 

18,000  00 

Chicago,  Burling- 

i-9  94 

Case 

5,000  00 

ton  &  Quincy .... 

4  % 

4  t 

84,858  63 

F.  Squibb . 

6-9-94 

Assumpsit, 

4  4 

500  00 

Chicago,  Burling- 

Jas.  M.  Purcell  .... 

9-5-94 

2,500  00 

ton  &  Kansas 

S.  Penevaire . 

9-12-94 

4  4 

25,000  00 

City . 

44 

4  4 

S  82 

P.  Schneberger .... 

12-1-94 

4  4 

1,000  50 
625  00 

Chicago  Burling- 

Baumgarten . 

3-4-93 

4  4 

ton  &  Northern. . 

4  4 

4  4 

1,101  69 

B.  P.  Price . 

12-21-94 

4  4 

1,000  00 

Chesapeake  &  Ohio 

4  4 

4  4 

255  96 

M.  C.  Donahue _ 

t  < 

4  4 

1,000  00 

Cleveland,  Cincin- 

Pillsbury . 

( 4 

4  4 

1,000  00 

nati,  Chicago  & 

Armour  Refrigera- 

St.  Louis . 

44 

4  4 

348  61 

tor  Line . 

8-17-94 

Riot  claims,  100  00 

Detroit,  Grand  Ha- 

Alabama  &  Great 

ven  &  Milwaukee 

4  4 

4  4 

220  00 

Southern  . 

4  4 

4  4 

450  00 

Delaware,  Lacka- 

Atchison,  Topeka 

wan  a  &  Western . 

4  4 

4  4 

682  79 

&  Santa  Fe . 

<  < 

4  4 

791  82 

Flint  &  Pere  Mar- 

Boston  &  Albany.  . 

4  4 

4  4 

155  30 

quette . 

4  4 

4  4 

75  00 

Baltimore  &  Ohio. . 

4  4 

4  4 

103  12 

Great  Northern 

Burlington,  Cedar 

Line . 

4  4 

4  4 

2,108  23 

Rapids  &  Great 

Grand  Trunk  June- 

Northern . 

4  4 

4  4 

362  98 

tion . 

4  4 

4  4 

8,075  61 

IOO 


Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions, 


Plaintiff. 

Date 

Filed. 

Nature  of 
Claim. 

Amount. 

Grand  Trunk  Ry. 
of  Canada . 8- 

17-94 

Riot  claims, 

$5  >494 

61 

Grand  Trunk . 

t  4 

4  4 

I3.io3 

01 

Hannibal  &  St. 
Joseph . 

i  4 

4  4 

480 

85 

Illinois  Central .... 

<  i 

4  4 

431 

28 

Kansas  City,  St. 
Joseph,  &  Coun¬ 
cil  Bluffs . 

4  4 

4  i 

979 

81 

Louisville,  New  Al¬ 
bany  &  Chicago.. 

4  i 

4  4 

583 

36 

Lake  Shore  &  Mich¬ 
igan  Southern. . . 

4  4 

4  4 

7,088 

09 

Lake  Erie  &  West¬ 
ern  . 

4  ( 

4  4 

1,010 

00 

Merchants  Des¬ 
patch  Transpor¬ 
tation  . 

4  4 

4  4 

1,470 

9[ 

Michigan  Central. . 

4  4 

4  4 

165 

94 

Michigan  Salt  Line 
Car  Loan  Co . 

4  4 

44 

5,78i 

35 

Mobile  &  Ohio .... 

4  4 

4  4 

341 

42 

New  York  Central 
&  Hudson  River. 

4  4 

4  4 

1,034 

70 

NewYork,  Chicago 
&  St.  Louis . 

4  4 

4  4 

670 

06 

Norfolk  &  Western. 

4  4 

4  4 

1,382 

83 

Pittsburgh,  Cincin¬ 
nati  &  Ohio . 

4  4 

4  4 

527 

23 

Pennsylvania  R.  R. 

4  4 

4  4 

1,604 

16 

Philadelphia  & 
Reading . 

4  4 

4  4 

169 

40 

Pittsburg,  Ft. 
Wayne  &  Chicago 

4  4 

4  4 

20 

75 

Pittsburg  &  Lake 
Erie . 

4  4 

4  4 

182 

03 

Swift’s  Refrigera¬ 
tor  Line . 

4  4 

4  4 

Oi 

0 

0 

00 

Swift’s  Refrigera¬ 
tor  Transporta¬ 
tion  . 

4  4 

4  4 

620 

29 

St.  Louis,  Keokuk 
&  Northwestern. 

4  4 

4  4 

194 

83 

St.  Louis  South¬ 
western  . 

4  4 

4  4 

440 

81 

Southern  Pacific. .  . 

4  4 

4  4 

344 

28 

All  of  the  above  have  been  disposed 
the  following : 


Varnell . $  5,000  oo 

Sokup,  use  of  Seipp  Brewing  Co .  3,000  00 

Van  Pelt . 60000 

H.  L.  Holland .  200,00000 

Harley,  use  of  Martin  Frank .  1,50000 

Roth,  use  Moses  Solomon .  500  00 

M.  F.  Madden .  7,50000 

Wm.  B.  White .  50000 

Leonard . 

M.  j.  Boland .  400  00 

W.  Harley .  iS.ooooo 

Gerta  Subro,  Admr .  5,00000 

F.  Squibb .  500  00 

Jas.  M.  Purcell .  2,500  00 

S.  Penevaire .  25,00000 

P.  Schenberger .  1,00000 

B.  P.  Price .  1,000  00 

M.  C.  Donahue .  1,00000 


Plaintiff. 

Date 

Filed. 

Nature  of 
Claim. 

Amount. 

Toledo,  St.  Louis  & 

Kansas  City . 

3-17-94 

Riot  claims, 

$  316  07 

Union  Tank  Line.  . 
Union  Stock  Yards 

L237  95 

&  Transit . 

4  4 

4  4 

289  61 

Wabash . 

4  4 

4  4 

940  36 

Wisconsin  Central . 
Chicago  &  Indiana 

4  4 

4  4 

458  14 

Coal  Co . 

4  4 

4  4 

10  00 

J.  H.  Dole  &  Co. .  . 

4  4 

2,890  64 

Leet  &  Fritz . 

Peterson  Bros.  & 

4  4 

4  4 

657  00 

Co . 

4  4 

4  4 

21 1  23 

W.  C.  Ervin  &  Co.  . 

4  4 

•  4 

1,227  t8 

Nash,  Wright  &  Co. 
W.  H.  Furguson  & 

•  4 

1  4 

1,410  97 

Co . 

4  4 

4  4 

3or  54 

J.  B.  Haggin . 

John  F.  Harris  & 

4  4 

4  4 

2,000  00 

Co . 

4  ‘ 

4  4 

3,357  50 

Hirsh  Hide  Co . 

4  4 

4  4 

1,851  20 

Noble  Jones . 

4  4 

4  4 

448  36 

G.  Montague  &  Co. 
Nebraska  Cereal 

4  4 

4  4 

458  38 

Mills  Co . 

4  4 

4  4 

594  00 

John  J.  Palmer. . .  . 

4  4 

4  4 

272  80 

W.  P.  Rogers . 

Scribner,  Creighton 

4  4 

4  4 

638  50 

&  Co . 

4  4 

4  4 

705  65 

E.  Seckel  &  Co ... . 

4  4 

%  4 

501  88 

C.  M.  Shroth . 

West,  Andress  & 

4  4 

4  4 

300  00 

Co . 

“ 

4  4 

L939  38 

Thos.  Wheat . 

“ 

4  4 

601  22 

Wolff  Bros . 

Woodworth  &  Gra- 

4  4 

4  4 

219  50 

ham . 

4  4 

4  4 

801  97 

R.  L.  Burcell . 

4  4 

44 

13  58 

M.  Gray  &  Co . 

J.  A.  Hutchinson  & 

4  4 

4  4 

25  00 

Co . 

4  4 

4  4 

75  30 

J.  Selby . 

4  4 

4  4 

238  72 

G.  Steinmetz . 

4  4 

4  4 

124  00 

Swift  &  Co . 

4  4 

4  4 

13,329  27 

J.  C.  Lineman . 

4  4 

4  4 

800  00 

Total . 

. 1476,965  09 

of  and  stricken 

from 

the  docket,  except 

Pillsbury . $  1,00000 

Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  R.  R.  84,85863 
Wabash  Ry .  94036 

Total . $  359,798  99 

SUMMARY. 

Total  suits  and  claims,  Jan.  1,  1895  . .  $  476,965  09 
Suits  and  claims  disposed  of  during 

the  year .  117,166  10 

Pending  Dec.  1,  1895 . $  359,798  99 

New  suits  since  Jan.  1,  1895  : 

April  3,  J.  L.  Bennett,  assumpsit .  80000 

Nov.  8,  Manon  Adams,  admr.  David 

Adams,  deceased,  case .  5, 000  00 

Total  Law  Docketed  Dec.  1,  1895  . . . .  $  365,598  99 


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In  no  case  at  law  lias  the  County  been  defeated  during  the  year,  and  in  blit 
two  cases  in  chancery  have  adverse  decisions  been  rendered,  and  the  County  has 
been  ready  for  trial  in  all  cases  when  reached,  and  where  cases  have  been  continued 
it  has  been  at  the  instance  of  the  plaintiffs  and  not  upon  motion  of  the  County. 

In  the  matter  of  the  numerous  riot  claims  filed  against  the  County,  I  secured 
assistance,  as  per  resolution  of  the  Board,  and  made  a  thorough  investigation  and 
have  a  complete  record  upon  each  and  every  claim,  and  am  fully  prepared  for  trial, 
and  the  only  riot  claims  now  pending  are  the  suits  of  C.,  B.  &  O.  and  the  Wabash  Rys. 

COUNTY  OF  COOK  VS.  CITY  OF  CHICAGO. 

There  is  now  pending  in  the  Circuit  Court  of  Cook  County,  the  suit  of  the 
County  of  Cook  vs.  the  City  of  Chicago,  which  is  an  action  in  ejectment  to  recover 
possession  of  the  premises  occupied  by  the  City  for  a  City  Hall,  otherwise  known  as 
the  west  half  of  block  39  of  the  original  City  of  Chicago. 

The  suit  was  entered  in  the  Circuit  Court  of  Cook  County,  March  14,  1894, 
and  011  notice  to  the  City  was  placed  on  the  short  cause  calendar  of  said  court  April 
27,  1894. 

O11  May  22,  1894,  the  City  filed  a  bill  against  the  County,  praying  a  perpetual 
injunction  against  the  County  restraining  the  prosecution  of  the  said  ejectment  suit, 
to  which  bill  a  general  demurrer  was  filed  on  July  7,  1894,  and  upon  hearing  the 
demurrer  was  overruled  and  a  decree  of  perpetual  injunction  entered  July  14,  1894. 
On  Dec.  10,  1894,  a  writ  of  error  was  issued  out  of  the  Supreme  Court  at  Ottawa, 
and  on  Jan.  1,  1895,  I  found  the  matter  pending  in  the  Supreme  Court  to  be  heard 
at  the  March  term  thereof  at  Ottawa,  Illinois.  * 

I  forthwith  prepared  the  case  for  hearing  and  filed  the  brief  and  abstract,  in  the 
preparation  of  which  Mr.  Edward  M.  Harris  assisted,  and  the  case  was  taken  by 
the  court  on  March  20,  1895,  and  at  the  October  term,  1895,  the  court  returned  an 
opinion,  reversing  the  decree  of  the  Circuit  Court,  remanding  the  cause  and  order¬ 
ing  the  injunction  dismissed,  and  upon  filing  the  mandate  from  the  Supreme  Court, 
the  suit  was  dismissed  accordingly.  The  original  ejectment  suit  is  now  pending 
ready  to  be  heard  upon  the  short  cause  calendar  of  the  Circuit  Court,  and  will  be 
heard  as  soon  as  reached. 

The  decision  of  the  Supreme  Court  is  a  signal  victory  for  the  County,  and  while 
it  does  not  end  the  litigation,  opens  the  way  for  its  speedy  termination,  and  requires 
the  City  of  Chicago  to  stand  or  fall  upon  the  contract  of  1872,  and  makes  the  ques¬ 
tion  a  purely  legal  one  and  sets  at  rest  all  questions  of  equitable  rights  or  estoppel, 
and  I  am  of  the  opinion  that  the  ultimate  decision  will  be  in  favor  of  the  County. 

In  addition  to  the  above,  there  is  now  pending  in  the  Supreme  Court  at  Ottawa, 
the  case  of  Christ.  Dahnke  vs.  the  People,  upon  a  writ  of  error  to  the  Appellate 
Court  of  the  First  District.  This  suit  was  pending  in  the  Appellate  Court  Jan.  1, 
1895.  The  case  was  decided  adversely  to  the  appellant  at  the  March  term  of  said 
Appellate  Court  and  was  taken  to  the  Supreme  Court  upon  writ  of  error.  The 
question  raised  was  new  and  novel,  and  it  is  difficult  to  forecast  the  final  result. 

In  addition  to  the  above  suits,  the  case  of  Julia  Anderson,  alias  Julia  Weir, 
against  John  C.  Schubert,  Clerk  of  the  Criminal  Court  of  Cook  County,  deserves 
some  mention  (although  it  is  not  a  County  case),  for  the  reason  that  it  affects  the  fees 
of  the  Clerk  of  the  Criminal  Court,  in  which  the  County  is  indirectly  interested. 

This  suit  was  an  action  on  motion  of  the  plaintiff  in  the  Criminal  Court  to 
compel  the  clerk  to  docket  her  case  (which  was  an  appeal  from  a  fine  for  violation 
of  a  city  ordinance),  without  the  payment  by  her  of  the  docket  fee. 

The  suit  was  commenced  April  14,  1894,  and  the  motion  being  overruled  in  the 
Criminal  Court,  an  appeal  was  taken  to  the  Appellate  Court  of  the  First  District, 
where  the  finding  of  the  Criminal  Court  was  sustained.  The  case  was  thereupon 
appealed  by  the  plaintiff  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  Central  Grand  Division  and 


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heard  at  the  January  term,  1895,  and  at  the  October  term,  1895,  an  opinion  was 
handed  down  reversing  the  decision  of  the  Appellate  Court. 

The  result  of  the  decision  is  to  deprive  the  Clerk  of  the  Criminal  Court  of  a 
large  portion  of  his  fees,  unless  they  can  be  collected  from  the  bondsmen  of  the 
appellants  in  case  of  conviction,  and  will  materially  reduce  the  revenues  of  his 
office,  for  the  reason  that  a  large  number  of  appeals  are  taken  from  the  findings  of 
police  justices  of  the  City  of  Chicago. 

I  have  recommended  to  the  Clerk  of  the  Criminal  Court  as  a  partial  remedy, 
that  in  each  instance  where  a  conviction  is  had  or  where  a  suit  is  dismissed  at  the 
appellant’s  cost,  he  should  apply  forthwith  for  an  execution  for  his  costs  and  proceed 
at  once  against  the  bondsmen,  and  have  tendered  the  services  of  the  County  Law 
Department  to  that  end,  and  have  consulted  with  the  City  Law  Department  to  secure 
its  co-operatiou  in  requiring  good  bonds  and  enforcing  the  collection  of  costs. 

CHANCERY  DOCKET. 

To  this  docket  are  assigned  all  cases  relative  to  taxes,  which  during  the  year 
has  required  a  large  amount  of  work,  and  the  results  have  been  satisfactory. 

From  January  1  to  July  1  the  department  was  in  charge  of  Assistant  County 
Attorney  Edward  H.  Morris,  who  represented  the  County  in  an  able  manner  and  tried 
several  hardly  contested  cases.  His  report  is  herewith  submitted. 

From  July  1  to  September  1  no  assistant  was  provided,  during  which  time 
judgment  for  delinquent  real  estate  taxes  were  taken,  and  a  remarkably  large  number 
of  objections  were  filed  thereto,  all  of  which  were  contested  by  the  County  Attorney 
in  person. 

On  September  15  Mr.  Wm.  F.  Carroll  was  temporarily  engaged  to  defend  the 
numerous  chancery  suits  pending,  and  rendered  most  efficient  service  until  Decem¬ 
ber  1,  at  which  time  Mr.  Frank  L.  Shepard  was  assigned  to  the  department  under 
the  Civil  Service  rules,  and  is  now  in  charge  and  is  prosecuting  the  work  with  vigor. 

In  addition  to  defending  against  injunction  proceedings,  we  have  represented 
the  County  Treasurer  in  all  matters  for  the  collection  of  taxes  and  in  applications 
for  judgment  of  delinquent  taxes,  and  have  outlined  a  mode  of  procedure  for  the 
collection  of  taxes,  which  I  am  confident  will  result  in  the  collection  of  a  large 
amount  usually  uncollected.  In  the  matter  of  objections  filed  in  the  County  Court 
011  application  for  judgment  for  general  taxes  strict  proof  was  required  in  every  case, 
and  as  a  result  the  majority  of  the  objections  were  overruled  and  the  taxes  collected, 
amounting  to  a  very  large  sum. 

At  the  suggestion  of  the  Honorable  C.  C.  Kohlsaat,  Judge  of  the  Probate  Court, 
I  made  a  careful  examination  of  the  records  of  the  Probate  Court  for  the  purpose  of 
ascertaining  the  number  of  cases  of  escheat  shown  by  the  records  of  the  Clerk’s  office 
and  have  a  large  amount  of  data  upon  that  subject  and  there  are  now  pending  two 
estates,  in  which  the  County  Attorney  has  entered  his  appearance. 

The  case  of  Catherine  Glasser,  in  which  about  $20,000  is  in  the  hands  of  the 
Public  Administrator  awaiting  to  be  distributed,  and  in  which  to  date  no  proof  of 
heirship  has  been  made  ;  also  the  case  of  Alexina  C.  Toon  vs.  Cook  County  et  al., 
which  is  a  bill  for  partition,  in  which  it  is  claimed  that  a  portion  of  the  real  estate 
has  escheated  to  the  County. 

For  further  particulars  in  regard  to  the  suits  in  chancery  disposed  of  during 
the  year  and  the  matters  still  pending,  I  respectfully  refer  you  to  the  report  of 
Assistant  County  Attorney  Frank  L.  Shepard,  which  is  submitted  herewith. 

DEPENDENT  DEPARTMENT. 

This  is  an  important  department,  inasmuch  as  it  deals  directly  with  persons 
who  would  become  County  charges  unless  assisted  by  their  relatives.  They  are 
principally  women  and  children,  or  aged  and  decrepit  persons.  The  work  is  very 


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perplexing  and  requires  the  exercise  of  great  patience  and  discretion  on  the  part  of 
the  attorney  in  charge,  for  many  of  the  complaints  are  without  just  cause,  but  all 
who  come  must  be  patiently  heard,  and  every  worthy  case  relieved  where  relatives 
within  the  prescribed  degree  of  consanguinity  can  be  found,  who  are  able  to  sup¬ 
port  them. 

In  a  very  large  majority  of  cases,  this  is  brought  about  by  agreement  without 
resort  to  the  court,  but  in  incorrigible  cases  suit  is  entered,  and  a  trial  had,  and  the 
parties  compelled  to  abide  by  the  decision  of  the  court. 

During  the  year  no  support  cases  were  tried,  sixteen  of  which  were  dismissed, 
and  seventeen  are  still  pending,  and  some  500  cases  have  been  provided  for  by 
agreement.  In  the  prosecution  of  the  work,  from  twenty-five  to  fifty  persons  are 
interviewed  each  day,  and  a  goodly  number  of  the  persons  against  whom  orders  are 
entered  have  to  be  brought  into  court  on  attachment,  to  enforce  payment.  Hence, 
taken  all  in  all,  this  is  a  very  hard  worked  department. 

In  the  beginning  of  the  year,  it  was  under  the  charge  of  Mr.  Wm.  F.  Struck - 
maun,  together  with  the  “quasi-criminal  business,”  and  “insane  cases  and 
dependent  children,”  but  owing  to  the  volume  of  business  I  deemed  it  expedient  to 
divide  the  work  and  form  a  separate  department  for  support  cases,  which  I  did,  and 
placed  it  in  charge  of  Mr.  R.  A.  L.  Dick,  who  managed  it  alone  until  about  July 
20,  at  which  time  I  assigned  Mr.  Herbert  Wright  to  assist  him,  and  on  October 
18  I  relieved  Mr.  Dick  and  placed  Mr.  Wright  in  charge,  who  conducted  the 
work  in  a  highly  satisfactory  manner,  until  December  1,  at  which  time  he  was 
relieved,  and  Mr.  Wm.  H.  Ward  assigned  to  the  position  under  the  Civil  Service 
rules. 

quasi-criminal  and  insane  cases  and  dependent  children. 

Mr.  Wm.  F.  Struckmann  was  assigned  to  this  department  January  1,  and  has 
been  in  charge  since  that  date.  He  has  managed  it  in  an  able  and  efficient  manner, 
and  has  in  all  instances  worked  to  the  best  interests  of  the  County.  His  report  is 
very  complete,  and  I  herewith  submit  it  for  your  consideration. 

It  will  be  seen  by  Mr.  Struckman’s  report  that  a  large  portion  of  his  work  has 
been  upon  quasi-criminal  cases  that  belong  strictly  to  the  State’s  Attorney’s  office, 
the  County  not  being  directly  interested  therein.  Hence  Mr.  Struckmann  has  been 
serving  in  two  capacities,  and  has  taken  his  instructions  in  County  matters  from  the 
County  Attorney  and  in  State  cases  from  the  State’s  Attorney.  No  conflict  of 
authority  has  arisen,  and  none  is  likely  to  arise,  for  the  County  Attorney  clearly 
understands  that  he  has  no  jurisdiction  in  a  State  case,  except  upon  request  of  the 
State’s  Attorney,  but  it  does  lead  to  some  embarrassment  occasionally,  inasmuch  as 
it  is  not  generallv  understood  that  the  Countv  Attorney  in  such  matters  acts  only 
upon  authority  of  the  State’s  Attorney. 

I  therefore  desire  instructions  from  your  honorable  body  as  to  whether  the 
County  Attorney  shall  continue  to  assume  the  responsibility  of  State  cases  on  the 
quasi-criminal  calendar,  and  would  suggest  that  a  conference  be  had  with  the 
State’s  Attorney. 

I11  the  matter  of  dependent  children,  I  have  directed  that  strict  proof  be 
required  in  each  instance,  in  order  that  where  relatives  can  be  found  who  are 
charged  by  law  with  their  support,  that  they  may  be  summoned  into  court  to  show 
cause  why  they  should  not  be  required  to  support  them  ;  and  the  same  order  also 
pertains  to  insane  cases. 

state’s  attorney’s  office. 

Pursuant  to  resolution  adopted  January  7,  1895,  I  made  a  thorough  exami¬ 
nation  of  the  State’s  Attorney’s  office,  and  with  the  assistance  of  an  expert  account¬ 
ant  made  a  transcript  of  that  part  of  the  record  which  shows  the  fees,  fines  and 
forfeitures,  and  from  such  examination  found  that  the  records  in  the  Criminal 


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Court  and  State’s  Attorney’s  office  agree  substantially  with  the  State’s  Attorney’s 
reports  as  filed  with  the  County  Clerk.  Hence,  the  State’s  Attorney’s  reports  may 
be  taken  as  a  basis  from  which  to  compute  the  amounts  collected  upon  fines, 
penalties  and  forfeitures  as  well  as  the  amount  of  fees  charged  by  the  State’s 
Attorney. 

I  also  found  that  a  very  large  sum  in  number  and  amount  of  fines  and  forfeit¬ 
ures  had  been  suspended  or  reduced,  but  was  unable  to  ascertain  from  the  record 
the  reason  why  such  reductions  were  made  or  fines  suspended.  The  record  in  most 
instances  being  simply  :  “  Upon  motion  of  the  State’s  Attorney,  etc.” 


state’s  attorney’s  reports. 


Upon  March  28,  1895,  I  submitted  a  partial  report  giving  a  summary  of  the 
recapitulation  of  the  State’s  Attorney’s  reports  from  December  5,  1892,  to  February 
28,  1895,  which  shows  the  amounts  collected  by  the  State’s  Attorney  and  the  dispo¬ 
sition  made  of  the  same,  from  which  it  appears  that  the  State’s  Attorney  has  shown 
and  claims  in  each  report  a  balance  due  him  in  excess  of  all  amounts  collected,  as 
follows: 


Balance  as  per  report,  Feb.  28,  1S93 .  $  18  50 

“  “  “  March  x,  1894 .  7,128  76 

“  “  “  Feb.  28,  1895 .  11,245  86 


The  following  is  a  summary  of  the  judgments  and  fines  as  shown  by  his  reports 


to  Feb.  28,  1895  : 

Judgments  on  forfeitures .  $  308,805  00 

Fines  imposed .  32,362  93 


I  34EI67  93 

Fines  collected .  . $  23,508  93 

Forfeitures  collected .  15, 355  11 

Fines  uncollected .  8,854  00 

Forfeitures  uncollected .  293,449  S9 

-  34i,i67  93 

Receipts  and  expenses  of  State’s  Attorney’s  office,  from  December  5,  1892,  to 


February  28,  1895  : 

receipts. 

Dec.,  1892,  from  County  appropriation .  $  2,114  °6 

Dec.  1,  1892,  from  State  appropriation .  33  33 

Jan.  1,  1893,  from  County  appropriation .  37, 060  48 

to 

Dec.  31,  1893,  from  State  appropriation .  400  00 

Jan.  1,  1894,  from  County  appropriation .  41,369  75 

to 

Dec.  1,  1894,  from  State  appropriation .  400  00 

Jan.,  1895,  from  County  appropriation,  estimated .  7,225  81 

Feb.,  1895,  from  State  appropriation,  one-sixth  of  year .  66  67 

Dec.  5,  1892,  to  Feb.  28,  1895,  from  fines,  forfeitures,  etc.,  collected .  40,204  04 


$  128,874  14 

EXPENDITURES. 

State’s  Attorney’s  salary,  27  months .  $  15,750  00 

State’s  Attorney’s  assistants  and  expenses  of  office .  72,920  10 

-  88,670  10 

Balance  of  receipts  over  expenditures .  $  40,204  04 


State’s  Attorney’s  individual  account,  including  salary  : 


Salary,  27  months .  $  15,750  00 

Fees  due,  as  per  report .  47,429  50 

Commissions  as  per  report .  4,020  40 


To  salary  paid .  $  15,75000 

To  cash  collected .  40,204  04 


67,199  90 


55,954  04 


Balance  due  February  28,  1895 


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The  State’s  Attorney  has  filed  no  additional  report  with  the  County  Clerk  since 
February  28,  1895,  and  as  my  investigation  closed  March  28,  I  have  no  means  of 
knowing  the  state  of  his  office  since  that  date. 

From  the  above  synopsis  it  will  be  seen  that  the  State’s  Attorney  interprets  the 
law  allowing  fees  to  him  as  providing  personal  compensation  in  addition  to  his 
salary  ;  in  which  interpretation  I  do  not  concur,  but  am  of  the  opinion  that  under 
the  law  the  fees  should  be  applied  in  the  payment  of  the  expenses  of  his  office  aside 
from  his  own  salary,  and  that  within  the  intent  of  the  law  the  salary  of  $7,000  per 
year  provided  is  all  the  personal  compensation  to  which  he  is  entitled,  and  that  if 
the  spirit  of  the  law  were  observed  the  County  appropriation  for  the  support  of  the 
State’s  Attorney’s  office  would  be  much  smaller  than  at  present  required. 

NEED  OF  REVISION. 

I  am  further  of  the  opinion  that  the  law  relating  to  the  State’s  Attorney’s  office 
and  the  Criminal  Court  of  Cook  County  should  be  revised  and  amended,  so  that  no 
misunderstanding  could  possibly  arise  as  to  the  application  of  fees,  and  that  all  for¬ 
feitures,  fines  and  penalties  to  be  made  payable  to  the  County  Treasurer,  and  by 
him  distributed  to  the  persons  or  funds  entitled  thereto.  And  that  it  be  expressly 
provided,  that  the  sum  allowed  the  State’s  Attorney  for  salary  be  his  only  compen¬ 
sation,  except  that  he  be  allowed  a  commission  of  10  per  cent  for  the  collection  of 
fines  and  forfeitures.  Further,  that  no  fine  or  forfeiture  should  be  remitted  or  set 
aside,  except  upon  affidavit  showing  the  facts  upon  which  the  motion  to  suspend, 
remit  or  set  aside  is  based  ;  and  that  the  fees  now  allowed  the  State’s  Attorney  be 
made  payable  to  the  Clerk  of  the  Criminal  Court,  and  be  accounted  for  by  him  as 
other  fees  ;  and  that  the  number  of  assistants  required  by  the  State’s  Attorney  be 
determined  by  the  Judges  of  the  Courts  in  the  same  manner  as  the  assistants  of 
County  officials  are  now  determined  ;  and  that  the  proceeds  from  fees,  fines  and  for¬ 
feitures  be  applied  to  the  support  of  the  State’s  Attorney’s  office  and  the  office  of 
the  Clerk  of  the  Criminal  Court,  and  that  any  balance  and  residue  remaining  there¬ 
after  be  paid  to  the  County  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction  for  the  use  of  the 
public  schools. 

MEASURES  OF  ECONOMY. 

Public  economy  requires  that  every  office,  in  so  far  as  is  possible,  should  be 
self-sustaining,  and  I  think  it  nothing  more  than  right  that  the  criminal  classes 
should  pay  the  expense  of  criminal  prosecution,  and  to  that  end  would  suggest  that 
some  specific  remedy  should  be  provided  to  meet  the  evil  arising  from  insufficient 
and  worthless  bonds  in  criminal  cases. 

The  above  suggestions  are  made  in  response  to  the  terms  of  the  resolution 
ordering  the  investigation  of  the  State’s  Attorney’s  office,  and  agreeable  thereto  I 
prepared  several  bills  embodying  the  above  suggestions,  which  bills  were  duly  sub¬ 
mitted  to  the  Legislature  at  its  last  session.  The  necessity  for  legislation  is 
apparent  from  the  fact  that  the  present  law  was  enacted  before  the  volume  of  busi¬ 
ness  in  Cook  County  had  reached  its  present  magnitude,  and  in  its  express  terms 
does  not  meet  the  present  necessities  of  Cook  County.  And  the  present  practice  in 
the  State’s  Attorney’s  office  is  based  upon  custom  and  the  judgment  of  the  State’s 
Attorney  rather  than  upon  any  statutory  provision. 

SWAMP  LANDS. 

At  the  request  of  the  Judiciary  Committee  I  investigated  the  matter  of  swamp 
lands  belonging  to  Cook  County,  and  cash  indemnity  for  swamp  lands  due  from  the 
United  States  government  to  Cook  County,  and  have  a  complete  transcript  of  the 
swamp  land  selections  located  in  Cook  County  as  originally  selected,  together  with 
subsequent  selections  made  by  I.  R.  Hitt,  State  Agent,  and  have  made  a  detailed 
report  to  the  said  Committee,  together  with  the  recommendation  that  in  order  to 


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ascertain  the  exact  status  of  the  case,  it  will  be  necessary  to  have  certified  copies  of 
the  proceedings  and  orders  entered  in  the  General  Land  Office  at  Washington,  D.  C., 
relative  to  the  swamp  lands  in  Cook  County  and  the  cash  indemnity  due  ;  and  am 
of  the  opinion  that  but  little  can  be  realized  under  the  Swamp  Land  Act  until  Congress 
shall  have  enacted  additional  legislation  in  relation  thereto. 

In  addition  to  the  work  above  enumerated,  I  have  from  time  to  time  rendered 
opinions  upon  various  matters  submitted  to  me  by  your  honorable  body,  and  the 
President,  and  the  several  committees  thereof,  and  have  advised  with  and  counseled 
the  County  Treasurer,  County  Clerk,  Superintendent  of  Schools,  and  the  Clerk  of 
the  Criminal  Court,  and,  agreeable  to  the  order  of  the  Board,  have  systemized  the 
work  in  the  County  Law  Department,  and  have  the  honor  to  report  that  each  and 
every  department  thereof  is  in  good  condition  and  the  work  in  the  office  completed 
up  to  date. 

In  conclusion,  permit  me  to  tender  to  your  honorable  body,  to  the  President  of 
the  Board,  to  the  several  County  officials,  and  the  assistants  in  my  department,  my 
sincere  thanks  for  the  uniform  kindness  and  ready  assistance  that  has  been  accorded 
me  in  the  discharge  of  my  official  duties. 

SUPPLEMENTARY  RF1PORT  OF  ASSISTANT  COUNTY  ATTORNEY. 

Chicago,  July  2,  1895. 

Robert  S.  Iles,  Esq.,  County  Attorney: 

Dear  Sir — From  January  1,  1895,  to  date  I  have  disposed  of  eight  (8)  cases 
from  the  assignments  to  me.  Six  new  cases  have  been  begun  during  that  time. 
There  are  now  pending  in  the  Circuit  Court,  chancery  side,  fourteen  cases  ;  law, 
one.  The  case  in  the  U.  S.  Court  has  been  disposed  of. 

Thus  far  the  County  has  not  been  defeated  in  any  one  of  the  cases  or  motions 
where  I  have  had  the  honor  to  represent  its  interest. 

To  the  County  Treasurer  I  have  caused  to  be  paid,  in  compliance  with  the 
orders  or  decrees  of  the  courts,  for  taxes,  the  sum  of  $2,428.32. 

You  will  find  proper  entries  in  the  docket  showing  the  status  of  all  the  cases. 

Permit  me  to  return  to  you  my  kindest  thanks  for  your  uniformly  courteous 
treatment  during  my  official  connection  with  your  department. 


Chancery  Cases  Disposed  of  Since  January  i,  1895. 


Annie  C.  Wieland  _ 

vs  I  Circuit  Court, 

Henry  Wulff  et  al.  j  No-  B‘  R-  7°9- 

Bill  filed  Sept.  21,  1891,  to  establish  title  and  can¬ 
cel  tax  certificates  of  taxes  amounting  to  $236.40. 
Bill  dismissed  without  prejudice,  July  11,  1895. 
Wm.  R.  Ailing 


|  U.  S.  Circuit  Court, 
■  No.  22,849. 


vs. 

Giles  Bros,  et  al.  j 

Receivership. 

Petition  filed  for  payment  of  $835.31  taxes  April 
26,  1894. 

Decree  entered  by  Judge  Grosscup  for  payment 
of  $835.31  taxes,  March  11. 

Taxes  paid  to  County  Treasurer,  June  27,  1895. 

Jos.  T.  Ryerson  &  Son  )  „  „ 

vs  [  Superior  Court. 

Chicago  Iron  Works.  )  ^°‘  I5I>794- 

Receivership. 

Petition  filed  for  ^payment  of  $294.78  taxes, 
June  15,  1894. 

Decree  entered  for  payment  of  $294.78  taxes, 
Feb.  25,  1S95.  Taxes  paid. 

Cavaroc  Wine  Co.  „ 

(  Circuit  Court, 

j  No.  133,292. 


vs. 


Bill  filed  to  restrain  collection  of  $1,835.31  taxes, 
and  injunction  granted  Aug.  27,  1894.  Bill  dis¬ 
missed  for  want  of  equity,  May  27,  1895. 

Annie  B.  Hughes 


vs. 


)  Superior  Court 


Chas.  Kern,  Co.  Treas. 


Henry  Wulff,  Co.  Clerk.  )  No-  Ib°’5S7- 

Bill  filed  to  set  aside  tax  title  on  special  assess¬ 
ments,  Sept.  4,  1894.  Suit  dismissed,  Sept.  4,  1895. 

Annie  ^Hughes  j  Circuit  Court, 

Henry  Wulff.  Co.  Clerk.  ]  No-  D5. 775- 

Bill  filed  to  restrain  extension  of  tax  rolls  for 
special  assessments.  Bill  dismissed,  March  8,  1895. 

An  Bon  Marche  J  Circuit  Court, 

D.  H.  Kochersperger.  J  ^°"  1  -37. 793- 

Bill  filed  to  restrain  collection  of  $991.73  taxes, 
Dec.  22,  1894.  Bill  dismissed,  June  3,  1895. 

Taxes  amounting  to  $991.73  paid  June  21,  1S95. 

Henry  S.  Jeffrey  }  Circuit  Court, 

The  Cory  Car  &  M.  Co.  j  No'  I27.912- 

Receivership. 

Petition  filed  for  payment  of  $222.92  taxes,  April 
6,  1895. 

Taxes  amounting  to  $222.92  paid  Nov.  26,  1895. 


Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions. 


107 


{Circuit  Court, 

No.  140,723. 


C.  A.  Paltzer  Lumber  Co. 

vs. 

D.  H.  Kochersperger. 

Bill  filed  to  restrain  collection  of  $545.58  taxes, 

March  16,  1895. 

Decree  entered,  ordering  payment  of  taxes,  June 
I/,  1895. 

Taxes  amounting  to  $545.58  paid  June  17,  1895. 


International  Gas  &  Fuel  Co. 
vs. 

M.W.  Honan, C’l’r.&Co.Treas. 


Circuit  Court, 

No.  138,694. 


Bill  filed  to  restrain  collection  of  tax  on  capital 
stock  by  State  Board  of  Equalization. 

Decree  entered  that  plaintiff  is  a  manufacturing 
company,  and  by  law  assessments  should  be  made 
by  local  assessor. 


People  ex  rel  Gore 
vs. 

Mississippi  Valley  H.  &  L.  Co 


]  Circuit  Court, 
j  No.  131,189. 


Receivership. 

Petition  filed  for  payment  of  $19.86  taxes. 

Taxes  amounting  to  $19.86  paid  by  receiver, 
Nov.  22,  1895. 


D.  H.  Kochersperger 
vs. 

Chicago  Title  &  Trust  Co., 
R’ceiv’rof  Harv’rdTransit  Co. 


-  Circuit  Court. 


Petition  filed  for  payment  of  $500.00  personal 
property  tax,  and  tax  on  franchise. 

Taxes  amounting  to  $500.00  paid  Nov.  30,  1895. 


In  matter  of  the  assignment  \  County  Court, 
of  the  Scoville  Iron  Works.  J  No.  12,457. 


Petition  filed  for  payment  of  $158.40  taxes,  Sept. 
4*  1895- 

Taxes  amounting  to  $158.40  paid  Dec.  2,  1895. 


In  the  matter  of  the  assign-  )  „  ,  „  . 

ment  of  the  Ristow  Potter  County  £ourt-  _ 
Mfg.  Co.  )  N°-  I3’616- 

Petition  filed  for  payment  of  $136.90  taxes. 
Taxes  amounting  to  $136.90  paid  Dec.  2,  1895. 


W.  I.  Maddocks 
vs. 

The  Franz  Gindele  P.  Co. 


(Circuit  Court, 

No.  136,497- 


Receivership. 

Petition  filed  for  payment  of  $198.52  taxes. 

Final  order  entered  on  receiver  to  pay  taxes 
instanter,  Dec.  18,  1895. 

Taxes  amounting  to  $198.52  paid  Dec.  19,  1895. 


Chancery  Cases  Pending. 


No.  10,870. 


In  the  matter  of  the  assign- 1  ^  ~ 

ment  of  Jernberg,  Griffen  County  Court, 

&  Co.  j 

Petition  filed  for  payment  of  $167.08  taxes,  June 
13,  1S94. 

Comm’rcial  Safety Deposit  Co.  i  Circuit  Court 

VS  -  * 

Chas.  Kern, County  Treasurer.  )  ^°‘  i35i°25- 

Bill  filed  to  restrain  collection  of  $3,064.34  taxes. 
Now  pending  before  Judge  Hanecy,  and  set  for 
trial. 

Ambrose  D.  Hayward  j  circuit 

Philip  Knopf,  Co.  Clerk.  J  ^°‘  1 ^9,846. 

Bill  filed  to  set  aside  tax  deed  amounting  to 
$205.86,  Feb.  20,  1895. 

International  Bank  )  ~ 

Circuit  Court, 

VS  y  1 

Chas.  Kern,  Co.  Treas.  j  ^°'  ^9>42°- 

Bill  to  restrain  collection  of  $795.18  taxes,  as¬ 
sessed  by  State  Board  on  capital  stock. 

Case  noticed  for  trial. 


)  Circuit  Court, 

No.  148,259. 


Alexina  C.  Toon 
vs. 

The  County  of  Cook  et  al.  J 

Bill  for  partition  of  land,  under  will. 

County  claims  that  part  of  property  has  es¬ 
cheated  to  it. 

Frederick  C.  Jewett  ]  Superior  Court, 

Philip  Knopf,  et  al.  \  ^°'  I^8>535- 

Bill  filed  to  restrain  issuing  of  tax  deed  of  $148.50, 
August,  1895. 

T.  H.Foster  J  Circuit  Court, 

M.  W.^Honan,  Collector.  }  No’  I4°’3I7- 

Bill  filed  to  restrain  Collector  from  levying  for 
collection  of  tax  of  $396.80,  March  5,  1895. 


American  Ex.  Nat.  Bank  j  Circuit  Court> 

Chas.  P.  Newberry,  et  al.  j  ^°'  95.343- 


Receivership. 

Petition  filed  for  payment  of  $491.29  taxes, 
April  8,  1895. 

Now  pending  in  Appellate  Court. 

Stephen  V.  Southall  ]  Circuit  Cq 

Henry  Wulff,  Co.  Clerk.  j  No>  I07,546' 

Bill  fded  to  restrain  clerk  from  issuing  tax  deed 
for  taxes  amounting  to  $81.36.  Money  for  taxes 
paid  to  County  and  being  held  subject  to  disposi¬ 
tion  of  suit. 

Marguerite  M.  Keefe 
vs. 

Philip  Knopf,  et  al. 

Bill  filed  to  restrain  clerk  from  issuing  tax  deed 
on  taxes  amounting  to  $48.95,  Sept.  25,  1895. 

Harry  R.  Mason 

vs.  >■ 

Mason  Air  Brake  &  Signal  Co.  J 

Receivership. 

Petition  filed  for  payment  by  receiver  of  $165.82. 
Sidney  A.  Kent 


(Superior  Court, 

No.  169,152. 


[  Circuit  Court, 

No.  144,545- 


vs. 


)  Circuit  Court, 


D.  H.  Kochersperger.  J  ^°‘  I48>°33- 

Bill  filed  to  restrain  collection  of  taxes  amount¬ 
ing  to  $2,744.00,  Oct.  2,  1095. 

Vienna  Bakery  Co.  )  Circuit  Court, 

County  of  Cook,  et  al.  ^  ^°’  I5°>139- 

Creditor’s  bill,  commenced  Nov.  25.  1895. 

In  matter  of  Estate  of  j  probate  Court 

Granville  S.  Ingraham.  f 

Claim  filed  for  payment  of  $396.73  taxes. 


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As  per  the  above  statement,  the  Comity  of  Cook  has  collected  in  cash  during 
the  present  year  $3,358.42,  $493.82  of  which  has  been  collected  during  the  present 
month  of  December  in  taxes,  which  would  have  been  lost  to  the  County  but  for 
the  successful  litigation  in  the  above  cases.  The  County  has  also  been  successful  in 
contesting  bills  for  injunction  to  prevent  it  from  issuing  tax  deeds  for  taxes  amount¬ 
ing  to  $1,071.71. 

The  benefit  accruing  to  the  County  by  the  successful  termination  of  a  suit 
involving  the  payment  of  taxes  is  not  to  be  measured  alone  by  the  amount  involved 
in  that  suit.  The  County’s  success  in  a  suit  deters  many  from  undertaking  to  avoid 
the  payment  of  taxes  by  litigation  :  whereas,  the  County’s  failure  in  a  suit  in  which 
it  is  made  a  party  defendant,  or  its  delay  in  cases  in  which  it  appears  as  complain¬ 
ant,  would  lead  a  host  of  people  to  believe  that  by  delay  and  litigation  they  might 
avoid  the  payment  of  their  just  taxes. 

The  cases  now  pending  are  being  pushed  to  trial  and  a  final  disposition  as  rap¬ 
idly  as  possible. 

My  association  with  you,  Mr.  lies,  as  your  first  assistant,  is  to  me  an  honor, 
and  in  the  discharge  of  the  duties  of  my  department  I  take  great  pleasure  and 
satisfaction. 

SUPPORT. 

Early  in  the  year  I  was  directed  to  turn  over  the  Support  Department  to  Mr.  R. 
A.  L.  Dick,  and  since  then,  with  the  exception  of  the  month  of  November  and  part 
of  October,  have  not  given  that  branch  any  attention.  I  desire  to  state,  however, 
that ’the  work  required  there  is,  to  say  the  least,  not  of  a  pleasant  kind.  It  has  been 
my  experience  that  almost  all  of  the  cases  brought  for  support  involve  family  quar¬ 
rels,  and  are  frequently  of  such  nature  that  it  is  hard  to  decide  where  justice  lies. 
Some  cases  are  spite  work  and  persecutions,  always  brought  by  wives  with  the 
intent  of  worrying  their  husbands,  and  it  not  infrequently  happens  that  they  boast 
that  their  husbands  will  be  forced  to  jail.  The  Support  Department  is  too  often 
used  as  a  dumping  ground  for  collecting  agencies  and  so-called  protective  associa¬ 
tions,  for  cases  in  which  they  find  no  pecuniary  inducements.  The  work  done  is 
necessarily  largely  of  such  a  nature  that  no  record  can  be  kept  thereof  and  report 
made.  The  few  cases  that  are  taken  to  the  County  Court  represent  but  a  small  part 
of  the  work  actually  done.  Husbands  and  wives  are  brought  together  and  their 
difficulties  settled,  and  children  have  been  persuaded  to  provide  for  the  aged  parents 
without  taking  the  matter  into  court. 


INSANE  CASES  AND  DEPENDENT  CHILDREN. 

Iu  the  insane  and  dependent  cases  it  has  been  my  aim  to  compel  payment  of 
cost  and  maintenance  whenever  it  was  possible.  In  this  regard  the  Judge  of  the 
County  Court  is  the  sole  arbitrator,  and  he  has  been  largely  guided  by  the  report  of 
the  County  Agent.  The  County  Clerk,  by  law,  is  directed  to  keep  a  separate  docket 
of  these  cases,  and  no  record  has  ever  been  kept  in  our  office.  The  money  collected 
is  always  paid  directly  to  the  County  Clerk  and  Sheriff,  who  account  for  the  same  to 
the  County  Board.  Since  the  rule  adopted  by  the  County  Board  prohibiting  at¬ 
tendants  to  transfer  paid  patients  the  receipts  have  largely  increased,  and  the  Insane 
Court  is  nearly,  if  not  quite,  self-sustaining. 

QUASI-CRIMINAL. 

The  State’s  Attorney  is  responsible  for  the  quasi-criminal  calendar  in  the  Crim¬ 
inal  Court,  but  has  seen  fit  to  request  the  County  Law  Department  to  take  charge  of 
it.  He  has,  however,  from  time  to  time,  made  requests  and  directions  as  to  the  dis¬ 
position  of  certain  cases,  and  has  tried  one,  viz:  People  vs.  Eden,  No.  11,939  (the 
barber  shop  case),  himself,  which  is  now  pending  in  the  Supreme  Court  on  appeal. 


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All  forfeitures  are  turned  over  to  him  by  his  direction,  and  I  cannot  report  as  to  what 
disposition  has  been  made  of  them. 

The  quasi-criminal  calendar  is  frequently  made  the  agency  in  bastardy  cases,  to 
enforce  a  settlement  or  marriage,  and  it  frequently  happens  that  the  witnesses  can¬ 
not  be  found,  or  when  found,  that  a  settlement  or  marriage  has  taken  place,  in 
which  case  the  suit  must  be  dismissed  for  want  of  prosecution,  or  on  motion  of  the 
County.  Appeals  from  Justices  are  too  frequently  brought  on  straw  bail,  and 
allowed  to  be  dismissed  on  general  call.  It  has  been  my  experience  that  proceden- 
dos  issued  to  the  Justices  are  very  seldom  heard  from  after  they  get  there.  The 
Justices  are  very  lax  in  preparing  their  transcripts  and  other  papers  in  the  cases  sent 
to  the  Criminal  Court,  and  very  few  of  them  pay  any  attention  whatever  to  the  law 
requiring  the  names  and  addresses  of  witnesses  to  be  returned.  Liquor  and  assault 
cases  generally  arise  among  the  poorer  class  of  people,  and  are  settled  in  some  man¬ 
ner  pending  the  appeal.  The  witnesses  move  or  cannot  be  found  by  the  Sheriff, 
and  the  defendants  are  generally  ready  to  move  for  a  dismissal.  Early  in  the  year 
I  found  that  witnesses  in  dramshop  cases,  even  when  subpoenaed,  refused  to  come  to 
court.  I  had  attachments  issued  for  such  as  could  be  found,  with  the  result  that 
the  Liquor  Dealers’  Association  made  complaint  that  the  County  Law  Department 
was  going  out  of  its  way  in  order  to  prosecute  these  cases.  Since  then  very  few 
liquor  cases  have  been  taken  on  appeal  to  the  Criminal  Court,  and  when  taken  there 
it  has  been  almost  impossible  to  locate  the  witnesses.  In  regard  to  the  giving  of 
bonds,  I  can  suggest  but  one  remedy,  and  that  is  to  change  the  law  so  as  to  require 
all  appeal  bonds  in  appeals  from  Justices  to  be  approved  in  the  upper  courts. 

In  Wolff  vs.  Wheeler,  at  the  present  term  of  the  Appellate  Court,  the  court 
sanctioned  my  action  in  the  court  below  in  dismissing  a  bastardy  case  upon  payment 
of  costs  of  court  and  the  tender  to  the  girl,  and  upon  her  refusal,  the  deposit  with 
the  clerk  to  her  order,  of  all  that  she  could  recover  in  case  of  a  favorable  verdict 
and  judgment.  The  case  in  question  had  been  on  trial  before  Judge  Chetlaiu  for 
two  days,  and  the  jury  disagreed.  The  child  lived  but  three  days  after  its  birth, 
and  when  the  case  was  called  for  trial  again  I  persuaded  the  defendant  to  pay  the 
costs  and  make  the  tender  and  deposit,  thinking  it  useless  to  waste  two  days’  time 
in  another  trial. 

Since  this  decision  a  similar  case  arose  before  Judge  Burke,  and  the  complain¬ 
ing  witness  objected  to  a  dismissal  without  a  trial,  but  upon  the  necessary  tender 
being  made  the  Judge  dismissed  the  case. 

For  some  reason,  no  Judge  desires  to  hear  the  quasi-criminal  calendar,  and  it  is 
very  hard  to  get  one  to  give  it  proper  attention.  During  the  year  there  have  been 
four  calendars,  and  I  have  spent  nine  weeks  in  actual  jury  trials. 

In  regard  to  the  amount  of  costs  and  fines  collected,  I  cannot  give  an  account 
of  the  same  without  an  examination  of  the  records  of  the  Clerk’s  office.  Payments 
are  frequently  made  to  the  Clerk  without  my  knowledge,  but  from  an- examination 
of  my  docket,  somewhat  over  $600.00  in  costs  and  fees  has  been  collected  during 
the  past  year  in  the  cases  tried  by  me. 

The  following  is  a  synopsis  of  the  work  done  since  January  1,  1895.  I  desire 
to  state  that  among  the  number  of  cases  dismissed  on  my  motion,  are  twenty-nine 
against  Fred  Nibbe,  deceased,  and  among  the  cases  dismissed  for  want  of  prose¬ 
cution  are  the  cases  against  the  Deputy  Sheriffs  arrested  in  Lam  on  t  on  election  day 
in  November,  1894. 


Bastardy  cases  dismissed,  parties  married .  13 

Bastardy  cases  dismissed,  child  dead .  1 

Bastardy  cases  dismissed,  for  want  of  jurisdiction .  1 

Bastardy  cases  dismissed,  after  verdict  of  guilty  and  before  judgment,  the  defendant 

having  died . . . .  1 

Motions,  new  trial  pending  on  verdict  of  guilty .  1 

Bastardy  cases  settled  without  trial .  11 


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Bastardy  cases  tried  and  convicted .  35 

Bastardy  cases  tried  and  found  not  guilty .  .  6 

Other  cases  tried  and  fines  imposed .  6 

Other  cases  tried  not  guilty .  2 

Total  cases  dismissed  by  agreement .  25 

Total  cases  dismissed,  motion  of  County  Attorney .  52 

Total  cases  dismissed  for  want  of  prosecution . 54 

Total  cases  stricken  from  docket,  with  leave  to  re-instate .  13 

Total  appeals  dismissed  for  want  of  prosecution .  70 

Total  cases  non-suited .  3 

Total  cases  dismissed  at  defendant’s  cost .  2 


Total .  296 

Bonds  forfeited .  ...  18 

Verdict  guilty  and  new  trial  granted .  1 

Jury  disagreements .  2 

Appealed  to  Appellate  Court  and  confirmed .  2 

Defendants  sent  to  jail  in  bastardy  cases,  who  served  six  months .  6 

Defendants  in  bastardy  cases  now  in  jail  on  final  judgment .  2 


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ANNUAL  REPORT  OF  ORVILLE  T.  BRIGHT, 

County  Superintendent  of  Schools. 


In  connection  with  Mr.  Bright’s  financial  report  the  following  excerpts  from  his 
exhaustive  and  able  biennial  report  are  deemed  worthy  of  reproduction  in  this  per¬ 
manent  form. 

BOARDS  OF  EDUCATION. 


Extract  from  the  law  in  force  relative  to  the  formation  of  Boards  of  Education: 

Sec.  i.  Incorporated  cities  and  villages,  except  such  as  now  have  charge  and 
control  of  free  schools  by  special  acts,  shall  be  and  remain  parts  of  the  school  town¬ 
ships  in  which  they  are  respectfully  situated  and  be  subject  to  the  general  provisions 
of  the  school  law,  except  as  otherwise  provided  in  this  article. 

Sec.  2.  In  all  school  districts  having  a  population  of  not  less  than  one  thou¬ 
sand  and  not  over  one  hundred  thousand  inhabitants,  and  not  governed  by  any 
special  act  in  relation  to  free  schools  now  in  force,  there  shall  be  elected,  instead  of 
the  directors  provided  by  law  in  other  districts,  a  board  of  education,  to  consist  of  a 
president  of  the  Board  of  Education,  six  members  and  three  additional  members  for 
every  additional  ten  thousand  inhabitants.  Whenever  additional  members  of  such 
Board  of  Education  are  to  be  elected  by  reason  of  increased  population  of  such  dis¬ 
trict,  such  members  shall  be  elected  on  the  third  Saturday  of  April  succeeding  the 
ascertaining  of  such  increase  by  any  special  or  general  census,  and  the  notice  of 
such  election  shall  designate  the  term  for  which  the  members  are  to  be  elected,  so 
that  one-third  of  the  board  shall  be  elected  for  each  year.  Provided ,  that  in  no  case 
shall  said  Board  consist  of  more  than  fifteen  members. 

SCHOOL  DISTRICTS. 


The  districts  now  controlled  by  Boards  of  Education  are : 

District  i,  Township  35,  Range  14,  Chicago  Heights . 

District  2,  Township  36,  Range  14,  Harvey . 

District6,  Township  36,  Range  15,  Lansing . 

District  8,  Township  36,  Range  14,  Dolton . 

District  3,  Township  37,  Range  11,  Lemont . 

District  7,  Township  37,  Range  14,  Morgan  Park . 

District  1,  Township  37,  Ranye  13,  Blue  Island . 

Districts,  Township  38,  Range  12,  Lyons . 

District6,  Township  38,  Range  12,  La  Grange . 

District  1,  Township  39,  Range  12,  Harlem . 

Districts,  Township  39,  Range  12,  Riverside . 

District  7,  Township  39,  Range  12,  Maywood . 

District  8,  Township  39,  Range  12  River  Forest . 

District  7,  Township  39,  Range  13,  Morton  Park . 

District  8,  Township  39,  Range  13,  Clyde . 

District  1,  Township  39,  Range  13,  Oak  Park . 

District  2,  Township  39,  Range  13,  Austin . 

District  2,  Township  41,  Range  12,  Park  Ridge . 

District  4,  Township  4r,  Range  12,  Desplaines . 

District  1,  Township  41,  Range  13  and  14,  Evanston . 

District  2,  Township  41,  Range  13  and  14,  South  Evanston 

District  3,  Township  41,  Range  14,  North  Evanston . 

District  6.  Township  42,  Range  10,  Palatine . 

District  to,  Township  42,  Range  11,  Arlington  Heights  .... 

District  2,  Township  42,  Range 
District  4,  Township  42,  Range 
District  5,  Township  42,  Range 


Niles  Center,  1,125;  Barrington. 


13,  Gross  Point . 

13,  Wilmette . 

1,141,  will  elect  Boards  of  Education  next  April. 


2,062 

162 

3,027 

3.520 

1,220 

1,184 

U438' 

L548 

5,173 

t5,897 

9,496 

* 

1,367 

1,815 

3.583 

4,628 

5,802 

1,033 

2,345 

2,853 

3,343 

2,077 

2,826 

3.271 

Li3° 

1,360 

1.442 

2,385 

3.524 

4,755 

1,128 

2,265 

L977 

6,906 

5,489 

5,588 

3,929 

5,296 

7,257 

1,225 

L5I3 

L737 

U330 

L57o 

U950 

1.834 

9,239 

•0.559 

3.218 

4U95 

4,860 

1,287 

1,071 

1,041 

1,125 

1,280 

1,283 

1,480 

1,078 

1,244 

L576 

•  •  •  • 

1,066 

818 

1,064 

L457 

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FINANCIAL  REPORT. 

RECEIPTS. 

October  i,  1884,  on  hand . $  193  28 

Received  from  interest  on  state  fund .  16,600  45 

Received  from  interest  on  county  fund .  219  00 

Received  from  interest  on  daily  balance .  662  91 

Received  from  state  tax  fund .  290,234  32 

Received  from  fines  and  forfeiture .  4>3Q5  80 


$  312,215  76 

DISBURSEMENTS. 

Paid  township  treasurers . $  304,410  49 

Paid  salary  from  commissions . . .  6,088  21 

Cash  on  hand  for  distribution  September  30,  1895 .  1,717  c6 


$  312,215  76 

SUMMARY. 

Total  receipts . $  312,215  76 

Total  expenditures .  312,215  76 


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COUNTY  CLERK’S  OFFICE. 

A  detailed  and  very  interesting  report  of  the  business  done  by  the  largest  office  in  Cook  County. 


COUNTY  CLERK’S  OFFICE. 


County  Clerk, 

Clerk  of  the  County  Court, 
Clerk  of  the  County  Board, 
Comptroller. 


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Chief  Deputy  County  Clerk . Robert  M.  Simon. 

Chief  Deputy  Clerk  of  County  Court . Henry  L.  Hertz. 

Deputy  Comptroller . Jas.  L.  Monaghan. 


The  office  of  the  County  Clerk  is  without  doubt  the  most  important  in  Cook 
County,  and  it  is  safe  to  assert  that  the  duties  of  the  County  Clerk  of  Cook  County 
are  the  most  important  and  responsible  of  any  public  officer  in  the  State  of  Illinois. 
The  County  Clerk  in  addition  to  having  the  management  and  control  of  the  County 
Clerk’s  office,  acts  as  Clerk  of  the  County  Court,  Clerk  of  the  Board  of  County  Com¬ 
missioners,  and  is  Comptroller  of  the  County  finance  affairs. 

The  working  force  of  these  offices  number  one  hundred  and  sixty-two  clerks,  of 
which  eight  are  employed  in  the  Comptroller’s  office,  seventeen  in  the  office  of  Clerk 
of  the  County  Court,  and  one  hundred  and  thirty-four  in  the  office  of  the  County 
Clerk.  The  cost  of  running  these  offices  exceeding  $200,000  per  annum,  and  is 
divided  into  the  following  departments  :  County  Clerk’s  main  office,  tax  extension 
department,  redemption  department,  marriage  license  department,  vital  statistics 
department,  map  department,  Clerk  of  County  Court  department,  Comptroller’s 
department. 

MAIN  OFFICE. 


All  business  of  the  County  Clerk  conies  to  the  office  from  which  it  is  referred 
to  the  proper  department. 

ELECTIONS. 

In  this  office  County  election  matters  are  attended  to,  it  being  the  duty  of  the 
County  Clerk  to  call  all  elections,  when  made  necessary  by  terms  expiring,  vacancies 
occurring,  etc.  He  must  have  notices  printed  which  states  time  of  election,  offices 
to  be  filled,  etc.,  and  have  them  properly  distributed  to  the  persons  charged  with 
posting  them. 

Certificates  of  nominations  by  the  various  political  parties  are  filed  and  certified 
to  in  this  department.  After  all  certificates  of  nomination  are  filed  the  official  and 
specimen  ballots  are  here  prepared,  ordered  printed,  together  with  all  other  county 
election  stationery,  and  then  properly  distributed.  After  the  election  the  returns 
are  here  received  and  the  result  is  here  certified  to. 

All  bonds  of  elective  officers  must  be  filed  in  this  office,  also  all  County  Justices 
of  the  Peace,  Police  Magistrates  and  Constables  must  here  qualify  for  their  respective 
offices  by  filing  their  official  bonds  for  approval  and  taking  the  oath  of  office.  A 
record  is  kept  of  such  bonds  and  is  open  to  the  public. 

JURORS. 

The  names  of  all  persons  selected  to  serve  as  petit  jurors  are  written  upon 
small  cards  in  this  office  and  placed  in  the  jury  box,  which  is  also  kept  here,  from 
which  they  are  drawn  by  the  clerks  of  the  various  courts  as  required. 


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CUSTODIAN  OF  BACK  TAX  WARRANTS,  ETC. 

In  this  office  are  kept  all  Assessors’  books  when  returned  by  the  Assessors  of 
the  thirty-three  towns  in  this  county.  All  collectors,  tax  and  special  assessment 
warrants  after  they  have  been  returned  by  the  County  Treasurer  and  all  records  of 
property  that  has  been  sold  for  taxes.  The  space  required  to  properly  store  these 
records  is  enormous.  Notwithstanding  the  fact  that  the  great  fire  of  1871  destroyed 
all  records  in  this  office  they  have  since  that  time  accumulated  so  rapidly  that  the 
County  Clerk  has  on  several  occasions  been  compelled  to  ask  the  County  Board  for 
more  room  in  which  to  store  them,  and  while  the  office  at  the  present  time  occupies 
more  than  three  times  the  space  it  did  in  1865,  and  occupies  more  than  one-half  of 
an  entire  floor  of  the  County  Court  House,  it  was  with  great  difficulty  that  space 
was  secured  for  last  two  years’  records.  At  this  time  the  new  records  number  about 
800  each  year. 

TAX  EXTENSION  DEPARTMEMT. 

The  volume  of  business  done  in  this  department  is  simply  enormous,  being 
probably  larger  than  any  public  office  in  the  State  of  Illinois. 

Commencing  in  the  month  of  February  of  each  year  they  furnish  and  prepare 
for  the  use  of  each  of  the  various  Assessors  of  the  County  books  in  which  are  copied 
a  list  of  all  lots  in  their  respective  towns.  This  list  is  made  from,  and  must  be  com¬ 
pared  with,  the  Collector’s  warrents  of  the  previous  year,  so  as  to  get  the  names  of 
owners  and  subdivisions  that  may  have  been  added  during  the  year,  after  which  new 
subdivisions  must  be  entered,  as  well  as  vacations  of  old  subdivisions,  street  and 
alley  openings,  etc.  To  get  some  idea  of  the  magnitude  of  the  latter  work,  it  is  only 
necessary  to  state  that  in  some  years  55,000  new  descriptions  of  property  have  been 
placed  on  the  Assessors’  books. 

The  number  of  Assessors’  books  to  be  furnished  this  year  is  285,  are  large  vol¬ 
umes  which  contain  about  800,000  descriptions,  and  must  be  in  the  hands  of  the 
Assessors  not  later  than  May  1  of  each  year.  During  the  time  that  the  Assessors’ 
books  are  in  the  hands  of  the  Assessors,  from  May  to  July,  the  force  of  this  depart¬ 
ment  is  greatly  reduced,  and  is  employed  making  documentary  records  of  all  evi¬ 
dence  on  which  tax  deeds  have  been  issued  on  property  not  redeemed  from  tax  sales. 

On  the  return  of  the  two  hundred  and  eighty-odd  real  estate  books  and  fifty- 
four  personal  property  books  they  are  footed  and  cross  looted  so  as  to  detect  any 
errors  that  might  occur.  A  tabulated  statement  of  the  total  assessment  is  then  made 
and  referred  to  the  County  Board,  who  make  any  changes  found  necessary  by  them, 
returned  and  are  then  corrected,  and  an  abstract  of  same  made  and  transmitted  to 
the  State  Auditor  to  be  submitted  to  the  Board  of  Equalization. 

The  assessment,  as  made  by  the  various  Assessors,  is  then  copied  into  new 
books,  called  Collector’s  Warrants.  These  warrants  show,  first,  the  names  of  own¬ 
ers,  the  legal  descriptions  of  property,  with  the  Assessor’s  valuation  opposite  each 
piece,  also  the  valuation  as  equalized  by  the  County  Board  and  the  State  Board  of 
Equalization,  then  the  amounts  of  taxes  under  headings  which  show  for  which 
the  amounts  entered  are  levied.  In  this  County  there  are  nearly  250  various  cor¬ 
porate  bodies,  such  as  villages,  towns,  boards  of  various  kinds,  School  Directors  and 
other  municipal  bodies,  who  have  the  authority  to  make  appropriations  and  which  is 
taxed  against  the  people  of  their  respective  districts.  These  are  all  adjusted  in  this 
office,  and  the  total  amount  of  these  appropriations  last  year  amounted  to  $24,000,- 
000,  and  required  8,750,000  entries  in  the  Collector’s  Warrants. 

After  these  warrants  are  completed  (December  to  January)  a  warrant  is  issued 
commanding  the  various  Town  Collectors  to  make  the  collections  as  set  forth  in 
said  books,  and  are  delivered  to  them  upon  their  filing  a  bond  and  giving  a  receipt 
for  same. 

In  this  department  all  certificates  of  sale  are  written,  and  last  year  the  number 


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issued  was  in  the  vicinity  of  75,000,  and  according  to  law  each  of  these  must  be 
stamped  opposite  the  legal  description  of  the  property  in  the  Collector’s  Warrants 
for  the  next  year,  for  which  the  Clerk  receives  no  fee. 

REDEMPTION  DEPARTMENT. 

This  is  the  unpleasant  section  of  the  office,  as  nearly  all  persons  having  busi¬ 
ness  here  have  some  complaint  to  make  about  their  misfortune  in  having  their 
property  sold  for  taxes  and  being  forced  to  pay  large  rates  of  interest  to  redeem 
same,  etc.  In  addition  to  that  dissatisfied  condition  of  mind,  the  force  allowed  to 
conduct  the  business  of  this  department  is  very  small  (being  only  seven  clerks)  and 
is  at  times  wholly  inadequate  to  carry  on  the  business  of  the  department,  in  conse¬ 
quence  of  which  the  clerks  employed  in  this  department  come  in  for  a  great  deal  of 
unjust  abuse,  while  in  fact  they  are  the  hardest  worked  force  in  the  service  of  the 
County. 

SALE  OF  REAL  ESTATE  FOR  TAXES. 

When  the  taxes  on  real  estate  is  not  paid  in  July  of  each  year  the  County 
Treasurer  makes  application  to  the  County  Court  for  a  judgment  against  said  real 
estate,  and  after  judgment  has  been  obtained  said  property  is  sold  for  taxes  at 
auction.  This  sale  can  be  conducted  only  with  the  assistance  of  the  County  Clerk, 
whose  duty  it  is  to  keep  a  public  record  of  such  sales  and  issue  certificates  of  sale  to 
the  purchasers. 

REDEMPTION  FROM  TAX  SALE. 

Real  estate  that  has  been  sold  as  above  can  be  redeemed  only  through  the 
County  Clerk,  who  receives  the  amount  of  taxes  and  penalties  due,  issues  certifi¬ 
cates  of  redemption,  then  turns  the  amount  collected  over  to  the  purchaser  of  the 
real  estate  sold  at  the  tax  sale,  less  the  amount  of  his  redemption  fee. 

The  number  of  certificates  of  sale  issued  last  year  was  in  the  vicinity  of  75,000 
and  the  number  of  redemptions  of  real  estate  from  tax  sale  was  19,792;  this  means 
more  than  1,600  each  month,  and  taking  into  consideration  the  fact  that  in  order  to 
make  one  redemption  a  clerk  must  go  through  from  ten  to  sixteen  books,  and  some¬ 
times  more,  this  work  is  simply  enormous.  An  addition  to  this  work  this  department 
answers  from  3,000  to  5,000  letters  each  year  in  reference  to  property  that  has  been 
sold  for  taxes,  and  in  order  to  prepare  an  estimate  of  same,  must  go  through  the 
same  labor  as  making  a  redemption;  notwithstanding  the  fact  that  the  County 
Clerk’s  Office  is  a  fee  office,  no  charge  is  made  for  preparing  these  estimates. 

ISSUES  DEEDS. 

When  property  that  has  been  sold  for  taxes  has  not  been  redeemed  after  two 
years  from  date  of  sale,  the  County  Clerk  is  the  only  person  authorized  to  issue  a 
deed  to  said  property  to  the  person  holding  the  certificate  of  sale. 

This  work  is  also  done  in  the  Redemption  Department,  and  the  number  of 
such  deeds  issued  last  year  was  450. 

MARRIAGE  LICENSE  DEPARTMENT. 

Of  all  the  departments  in  the  County  Clerk’s  Office,  the  one  fearing  the  legend 
“Marriage  Licenses  and  Naturalization”  is  probably  the  one  in  which  the  public 
takes  the  greatest  interest. 

The  law  provides  that  all  persons  desiring  to  have  a  marriage  ceremony  per¬ 
formed  in  Cook  County  must  first  obtain  a  license  from  the  County  Clerk. 

The  business  transacted  here  is  yearly  assuming  greater  proportions  in  due 
conformity  with  the  growth  of  the  city. 

Since  the  great  fire  246,000  licenses  have  been  issued;  twenty  years  ago  the 
number  issued  each  year  did  not  exceed  4,000;  since  that  time  there  has  been  a 
gradual  increase,  the  greatest  number  issued  in  one  year  being  16,500,  which 
occurred  “World’s  Fair  Year.”  Even  last  year  with  its  financial  embarrassment 


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has  not  in  any  great  degree  interfered  with  the  business  in  this  department,  the 
number  last  year  being  15,515. 

Record  of  these  licenses  has  been  kept  since  the  fire,  and  embraces  twenty-one 
large  volumes  which  are  kept  in  a  vault  alphabetically  arranged  and  have  male  and 
female  indexes. 

NATURALIZATION. 

It  was  not  until  1874  that  the  County  Court  was  authorized  to  issue  naturali¬ 
zation  declarations,  but  since  that  time  the  work  has  grown  rapidly  and  at  the 
present  time  nearly  all  Declarations  of  Intention  of  persons  residing  in  this  County 
are  taken  out  at  this  department  as  this  office  is  considered  by  most  foreigners  the 
only  place  to  apply  for  their  “first  papers.” 

The  average  number  issued  each  year  is  now  between  2,000  and  3,000;  during 
the  year  when  it  became  a  law  that  110  person  could  work  for  the  City  without  first 
having  declared  their  intentions  to  become  citizens  the  number  reached  8,500.  At 
the  present  time  the  County  Clerk’s  vaults  contain  80,000  of  such  registered 
applicants,  comprising  twenty-six  large  volumes. 

CERTIFICATES  OF  MAGISTRACY. 

Connected  with  this  same  department  is  still  another  branch  of  business  that  is 
yearly  assuming  greater  proportions,  viz  :  the  verification  of  notarial  signatures  to 
deeds,  oaths  depositions  and  so  forth;  also  certificates  of  magistracy  of  Justices  of  the 
Peace,  Police  Magistrates,  Constables,  etc.,  the  County  Clerk  being  the  only  County 
official  authorized  to  issue  same,  his  office  being  the  place  where  all  of  such  officials 
must  register  their  commissions. 

There  is  a  great  increase  in  the  number  of  these  officials  each  vear,  the  number 
here  registered  being  almost  4,000,  and  the  fact  that  nearly  every  State  in  the 
Union  now  requires  a  County  Clerk’s  certificate  under  seal  to  all  documents 
recorded  in  their  respective  States,  makes  it  necessary  to  issue  a  great  number  of 
same,  the  number  last  year  being  13,095. 

VITAL  STATISTICS  DEPARTMENT. 

This  department  was  created  in  1877  by  an  °f  General  Assembly,  by 
virtue  of  said  act  creating  a  State  Board  of  Health,  giving  said  Board  complete 
supervision  of  the  State  system  of  registration  of  births  and  deaths,  charging  them 
with  the  duty  of  prescribing  such  forms,  books,  etc.,  necessary  for  a  registration  of 
vital  and  mortuary  statistics.  They  also  made  it  the  duty  of  all  physicians  and 
accouchers  of  the  State  to  register  their  names  with  the  County  Clerk  of  the  county 
in  which  they  reside  ;  also  requiring  them,  under  penalty  of  law,  to  the  County 
Clerk,  within  thirty  days,  all  births  and  deaths  which  may  come  under  their  super¬ 
vision,  upon  forms  prescribed  by  the  State  Board  of  Health  and  furnished  by  the 
County  Clerk. 

Since  the  adoption  of  this  act  the  County  Clerk  has  kept  a  register  of  physicians 
and  accouchers,  and  at  the  present  time  this  register  shows  6,715  names.  He  has 
also  kept  an  official  record  of  all  births  and  all  deaths,  and  is  authorized  to  issue 
certified  copies  of  returns  of  births  and  deaths.  All  of  this  work  has  grown  so  large 
that  it  requires  the  entire  time  of  two  clerks  to  attend  to  these  duties. 

The  number  of  large  records  now  stored  in  this  office,  running  from  1878  to 
1895,  are  thirty-six  of  deaths,  showing  321,568  deaths;  from  1878  to  1895,  are 
thirty-eight  of  births,  showing  392,500  births.  The  number  of  deaths  in  1895  were 
almost  30,000  ;  the  number  of  births  in  1895  were  almost  35,000. 

MAP  DEPARTMENT. 

The  Map  Department  of  the  County  Clerk’s  office  was  organized  after  the  great 
fire  of  1871,  when  all  records  made  previous  to  that  time  were  destroyed.  It  then 
became  apparent  that  this  department  was  necessary,  and  would  be  of  great  value. 
The  loss  of  all  records  by  fire  made  it  very  difficult  for  this  department  to  organize 


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and  obtain  the  desired  maps,  as  there  was  only  one  abstract  firm  in  the  city  which 
had  copies  of  these  records  and  were  able  to  furnish  the  information  necessary  to 
construct  the  maps  for  this  office.  But  notwithstanding  all  the  obstacles  and  diffi¬ 
culties  that  were  met,  they  are  now  complete,  and  they  show  every  parcel  of  land, 
with  their  dimensions,  in  the  entire  County  of  Cook  ;  also  all  railroads,  public  roads, 
rivers,  canals,  and  divisions  of  land  ;  also  vacations  of  all  descriptions,  openings  of 
streets  and  alleys  (provided  they  are  recorded  according  to  the  laws  of  this  State). 
They  also  show  the  boundary  lines  of  all  incorporated  cities,  villages,  etc. 

This  department  employs  four  men,  who  have  charge  of  these  self-constructed 
maps,  being  taken  only  from  recorded  instruments  of  every  township  in  Cook 
County.  They  are  large  books,  and  the  principal  duties  of  these  clerks  are  to  keep 
said  maps  posted  with  all  the  latest  records  in  the  Recorder’s  Office,  so  as  to  give  the 
various  departments  in  the  County  Clerk’s  office  any  legal  information  necessary  to 
conduct  the  work  of  making  assessors’  books,  collectors’  warrants,  etc. 

This  department  has  been  found  to  be  of  great  value  to  the  public,  real -estate 
dealers,  surveyors,  etc.,  as  they  have  free  access  to  these  maps,  and  will  here  be 
given  any  information  in  reference  to  same  desired.  In  the  year  1895  about  600 
new  recorded  instruments  relating  to  maps  had  to  be  copied  on  tracing  paper  in  the 
Recorder’s  office  by  this  department,  and  afterwards  entered  in  the  maps  of  this 
office,  a  list  of  which  also  must  be  furnished  to  the  Tax  Department  previous  to 
May  1  each  year,  for  the  purpose  of  entering  same  in  the  various  assessors’  books,  in 
order  to  assist  said  assessors  to  make  the  assessments  for  general  taxes,  and  no  changes 
can  be  made  in  the  assessors’  rolls  without  the  consent  of  this  department.  This 
department  also  has  charge  of  the  maps  of  the  various  school  districts  in  the  coun¬ 
try  towns,  where  each  district  levies  its  own  taxes  for  school  purposes,  and  sends 
same  to  the  County  Clerk  to  be  spread  on  the  collectors’  warrants  for  their  respective 
towns  said  districts  being  determined  by  the  maps  in  this  department. 

Notwithstanding  the  fact  the  County  Clerk  receives  no  money  from  the  State 
or  from  the  County,  and  also  does  a  great  amount  of  work  heretofore  mentioned 
without  compensation  of  any  kind,  the  figures  below  will  show  that  this  office  not 
only  is  self-sustaining,  but  manages  to  turn  in  a  balance  each  year. 


Receipts  for  1895. 


For  Marriage  Licenses . $  23,272  50 

For  Tavern  Licenses .  117  00 

For  Estrays .  2  70 

For  recording  papers . 933  05 

For  Certificates  under  seal .  3,273  80 

For  making  copies .  353  15 

For  searching  records .  12  00 

For  qualifying  Justices .  86  00 

For  declarations  of  intention .  1,103  00 

For  issuing  Tax  Deeds .  2,539  10 

For  County  Court  receipts. . .  60,669  42 

For  making  Collectors’  warrants .  78,451  06 

For  making  Assessors’ books .  14,792  50 

For  entering  judgments .  6,010  62 

For  attending  tax  sale  and  is-  / 

suing  certificates  of  sale  i . 

For  cancellation  certificates  of  sale .  3,347  3° 

For  redemption  fees .  21,277  58 


Total . $230,240  78 


Receipts  for  1894 . $220,201  01 


Increase  over  1894 . $  10,039  77 


These  Amounts  Represent  the  Following  Work  Per¬ 
formed  for  Fees. 


15,515  Marriage  Licenses  issued. 

1 17  Tavern  Licenses  issued. 

2,700  misc.  papers  recorded. 

13,095  certificates  issued. 

471  copies  of  papers  made. 

86  Justices’  bonds  approved,  filed,  etc. 

2,206  Declarations  of  Int.  issued. 

450  Tax  Deeds  issued. 

See  report  of  County  Court. 

*8,500,000  items  extended  on  Collectors’  warrants. 
750,000  descriptions  written  and  compared  in  As¬ 
sessors  book. 

305,000  judgments  entered. 

70,000  certificates  of  sale  issued. 

n,ono  certificates  of  sale  cancelled  in  books  and 
filed. 

19,792  redemptions  from  tax  sale  made. 


*As  neither  the  State  nor  County  pay  the 
County  Clerk  for  extending  their  taxes  this  num¬ 
ber  exceeds  the  amount  paid  for  by  about  4,000,- 
000  extensions. 


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CLERK  OF  THE  COUNTY  COURT. 

The  duties  of  this  department  are  many  and  varied,  the  County  Court  being  a 
court  of  general  and  special  jurisdiction. 

Among  the  special  business  of  said  court  may  be  specified  : 

The  trial  of  lunatic  cases,  of  which  there  were  1,141  cases  during  the  past  year. 

The  trial  ol  dependent  boys  and  girls,  of  which  there  were  437  cases  in  the 
same  period. 

The  trial  of  deaf,  dumb,  blind,  and  feebled  minded  persons,  of  which  there 
were  21  cases  in  same  period. 

The  trial  of  support  cases,  of  which  there  were  136  cases,  wherein  the  Clerk 
of  this  Court  not  only  performs  the  usual  clerk  duties,  such  as  docketing  and 
recording  all  proceedings  and  issuing  process,  but  in  addition  receives  and 
keeps  account  of  all  moneys  ordered  paid,  and  pays  out  the  same  to  the  parties  en¬ 
titled  thereto,  all  of  which  necessitates  the  keeping  of  a  complete  set  of  books  and 
takes  up  nearly  all  the  time  of  one  clerk,  for  which  no  fee  can  be  charged. 

The  trial  of  special  assessment  cases,  of  which  there  were  1,283  cases  last  year, 
and  the  clerk  in  addition  to  keeping  the  records  of  same  is  charged  with  the  addi¬ 
tional  duty  of  certifying  the  same  to  the  collectors  of  the  various  cities,  towns,  etc. 

Judgment  on  delinquent  taxes  occupy  the  attention  of  the  court  aud  clerk  dur¬ 
ing  the  July  term  of  each  year,  and  very  often  extends  over  to  the  September  term 
of  court,  as  in  nearly  all  cases  of  objections  filed  to  these  judgments  an  appeal  is 
prayed  to  the  Supreme  Court,  either  by  the  city  or  the  objector,  as  the  case  may  be. 

In  addition  to  the  above  are  the  election  records,  the  County  Court  having  sole 
jurisdiction  of  all  matters  pertaining  to  elections  within  the  Election  Commission¬ 
ers’  district. 

The  following  is  a  statement  of  work  done  in  1895  : 


Lunatic  cases  filed . 1,141 

Dependent  girls,  cases  filed .  135 

Dependent  boys,  cases  filed .  302 

Deaf,  dumb,  blind,  and  feebled  minded,  cases  filed .  21 

Pauper  support,  cases  filed . 136 

Common  law  cases  filed,  being  assignment  appeal  and  insolvent  cases .  L33o 

Naturalization  papers  issued .  444 

Special  assessment  cases  filed .  1,283 

Objections  filed .  L399 

Affidavits  made .  81 

Certified  copies  made . folios,  68,124 

Adoption  cases  filed .  13 


The  above  summary  shows  merely  the  number  of  cases  filed,  etc.,  during  the 
year,  but  does  not  show  the  actual  work  done  in  this  office.  As  a  matter  of  fact, 
the  court  has  disposed  of  one  law  calendar  containing  1,304  cases,  the  same  being 
cases  which  had  heretofore  been  filed  in  previous  years,  in  addition  to  said  law  cal¬ 
endar.  The  court  has  also  disposed  of  all  special  assessment  cases  filed  during  the 
year  1895,  viz:  1,283  cases;  also  a  number  of  cases  continued  from  the  previous 
year. 

The  County  Court  having  sole  jurisdiction  in  voluntary  assignments,  special 
assessment,  insolvent  debtors’,  lunatic,  dependent  boys’  and  girls,’  support  cases  and 
delinquent  taxes,  and  the  same  being  nearly  all  emergency  matters,  it  is  some¬ 
what  difficult  to  make  a  clear  and  succinct  statement  of  the  amount  of  work  done, 
as  especially  in  voluntary  assignments,  the  time  of  the  court  is  sometimes  wholly 
taken  up  for  weeks,  aud  even  months,  in  the  disposition  of  a  single  case. 

Comptroller’s  department,  see  Comptrollers’  report,  page  84. 


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BARRINGTON. 

BLOOM. 

BREMEN. 

*calumet. 

CICER'  >. 

ELK  GROVE. 
tEVANSTON. 
HANOVER. 
*HYDE  PARK. 
^JEFFERSON. 
*LAKE. 


TOWNS  IN  COOK  COUNTY. 


*LAKE  VIEW. 
LEMONT. 
LEYDEN. 

LYONS. 

fMAINE. 

NEW  TRIER. 
NILES. 

NORTHFIELD. 
fNORWOOD  PARK. 
ORLAND. 
PALATINE. 


PALOS. 

PROVISO. 

RIVERSIDE. 

RICH. 

SCHAUMBERG. 

THORNTON. 

WHEELING. 

WORTH. 

*SOUTH  CHICAGO. 
*WEST  CHICAGO. 
*NORTH  CHICAGO. 


*Towns  wholly  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Chicago. 
fPartly  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Chicago. 

Towns  not  otherwise  specified  are  wholly  ontside  the  city  limits. 


REPORT  OF  FRANK  J.  GAULTER, 


Clerk  of  Circuit  Court  of  Cook  County. 


JUDGES. 

M.  F.  TULEY,  Chief  Justice. 

CHARLES  G.  NEELY. 

EDWARD  F.  DUNNE. 

R.  S.  TUTHILL. 

R.  W.  CLIFFORD. 

ELBRIDGE  HANECY. 

ABNER  SMITH. 


O.  H.  HORTON. 

A.  N.  WATERMAN. 
FRANCIS  ADAMS. 
FRANK  BAKER. 
THOMAS  G.  WINDES. 
JOHN  GIBBONS. 
EDMUND  W.  BURKE. 


Number  of  suits  commenced  in  1895,  12,244,  which  was  divided  as  follows  : 
4,377  Chancery  suits,  9,  907  law  suits.  There  were  also  filed  68  burnt  record  suits, 
969  mechanics’  liens,  1,934  justice  transcripts  and  2,980  citizens  naturalized. 

The  receipts  for  the  year  were  $173,870.  The  net  receipts  after  paying  all  ex¬ 
penses  of  the  office,  were  $95,870.47. 

The  judges  of  the  court  disposed  of  the  following  cases  during  the  year  1895  : 
7,969  common  law  cases,  5,251  chancery  cases  and  1,598  confessions.  Condemna¬ 
tion  cases,  400  verdicts. 

The  cost  of  filing  a  suit  is  $10  ;  the  cost  of  filing  condemnation  suit  is  $20  ; 
defendants’  cost  $3  ;  mechanics’  liens,  $1  ;  justice  transcripts,  $2  ;  naturalization 
papers,  50  cents  ;  burnt  record  suit,  $6;  defendants’  cost,  B.  R. ,  $2. 

The  assignment  of  cases  in  the  Circuit  Court  is  done  by  the  Clerk  of  the 
Court,  law  cases  being  assigned  from  one  to  nine  to  the  Raw  Judges,  and  Chancery 
cases  are  assigned  in  rotation,  one  to  each  Chancery  Judge.  The  Chief  Justice 
assigns  the  Judges  of  the  Circuit  Court  in  their  turn  to  hold  Criminal  Court. 

There  are  fourteen  Judges  of  the  Circuit  Court  assigned  as  follows  :  Nine 
Common  Law,  four  Chancery  Law  and  one  Appellate  Court. 

A  general  call  of  the  docket  of  all  cases  having  had  their  day  in  Court  is  held 
every  two  years.  The  next  general  call  in  the  Circuit  Court  will  be  held  about  May 
1,  1896.  The  Judges  of  the  Circuit  Court  meet  in  December  of  each  year  and 
designate  the  number  of  employes  in  the  different  County  Offices  ;  after  which  the 
Cook  County  Commissioners  meet  and  appropriate  the  salary  for  the  same. 

The  following  are  legal  holidays  :  Jan.  1,  Feb.  12,  Feb.  22,  May  30,  July  4, 
Labor  Day,  Thanksgiving  Day  and  Dec.  25. 


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REPORT  OF  STEPHEN  D.  GRIFFIN, 


Clerk  of  Superior  Court,  Cook  County. 

SUITS  INSTITUTED  AND  DISPOSED  OF. 

During  the  year  nine  thousand  (9,000)  suits  were  disposed  of  in  the  Superior 
Court,  and  eight  thousand  one  hundred  and  twenty-two  (8,122)  new  suits  were  in¬ 
stituted  therein.  This  showing  leaves  the  calendar  of  the  court  not  much  less 
crowded  than  it  was  in  1894. 

PENDING  SUITS. 

At  the  close  of  1895  numbered  eleven  thousand  (1 1,000),  and  eleven  hundred 
(1,100)  people  were  naturalized  through  the  machinery  of  the  court. 

THE  PROFIT 

Accruing  to  the  county  is  evidenced  by  the  amount  paid  to  the  County  Treasurer 
from  the  Superior  Court  over  and  above  all  expenses,  aggregating  forty  thousand 
five  hundred  and  thirty-seven  dollars  ($40,537.00). 

JUDGES. 

HENRY  M.  SHEPARD,  Chief  Justice. 

JOSEPH  E.  GARY.  JONAS  HUTCHINSON. 

THEODORE  BRENTANO.  PHILLIP  STEIN. 

WILLIAM  G.  EWING.  JAMES  GOGGIN. 

JOHN  BARTON  PAYNE.  HENRY  V.  FREEMAN. 

ARTHUR  H.  CHETLAIN.  NATHANIEL  C.  SEARS. 


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REPORT  OF  E.  J.  MAGERSTADT, 

Clerk  of  the  Criminal  Court. 

During  the  last  few  years,  there  being  a  general  stagnation  of  business,  and 
various  other  causes  may  have  led  to  an  increase  of  offenses  against  the  law  of  a 
criminal  nature,  and  in  consequence  the  Criminal  Courts  have  been  burdened  with 
cases,  which  naturally  increases  the  work  in  the  Clerk’s  Office  ;  during  the  year 
1895  there  were  3,671  indictments  returned  by  the  various  Grand  Juries,  and  in 
addition  thereto  there  were  2,444  “No  Bills”  which  must  be  entered  in  a  proper 
manner  in  the  Books  at  the  Clerk’s  Office,  as  a  matter  of  Record  ;  the  indictments 
returned  are  in  some  instances  very  voluminous  and  contain  as  much  as  one  hundred 
pages  and  more,  in  a  few  cases  there  were  from  fifteen  to  twenty  defendants,  and 
inasmuch  as  the  law  requires  a  copy  of  each  indictment  to  be  made  in  each  and 
every  case,  for  each  and  every  department  before  they  can  be  arraigned,  such  work 
cannot  be  allowed  to  accumulate,  and  a  force  of  never  less  than  twelve  men  are 
constantly  at  work  for  this  branch  of  the  service. 

The  various  branches  of  the  Criminal  Court  tried  4,120  cases  during  the  year 
1895,  of  which  number  1,710  were  convicted  of  the  crime  with  which  they  were 
charged.  The  number  of  aquittals,  including  nolle  prosse  and  striking  from  the 
docket  with  leave  to  reinstate,  amounted  to  2,410;  during  the  same  year  there 
were  1,507  bonds  for  defendants  approved  by  the  Court,  which  are  in  addition  to 
an  unprecedented  large  number  of  bonds  sent  from  Police  Magistrates,  and 
exceeded  by  far  any  year  in  the  history  of  Criminal  Court  proceedings  of  Cook 
County,  all  of  which  have  to  be  indexed  in  alphabetical  order,  and  filed,  and 
involving  a  large  amount  of  clerical  labor. 

When  we  further  take  in  consideration  that  the  complete  record  in  over  5,000 
cases  has  been  written,  under  the  old  style  of  Common  Raw  form,  which  is  still  in 
use  in  this  State,  and  which  augments  the  amount  of  clerical  labor,  without  adding 
anything  to  a  correct  and  concise  understanding  of  the  case,  it  is  comparatively 
easy  to  comprehend  the  extent  and  the  magnitude  of  the  work  accomplished  by 
this  office. 

It  is  no  exaggeration  to  state  that  the  office  of  the  Clerk  of  the  Criminal  Court 
of  Cook  County  stands  at  the  present  time  at  the  top  of  all  County  Offices  for 
efficiency  in  its  staff  of  Deputies  ;  Mr.  Ernest  J.  Magerstadt,  the  present  Clerk  of 
the  Criminal  Court  has  the  peculiar  faculty  of  selecting  the  right  man  in  the  right 
place  ;  in  addition  thereto  he  can  be  congratulated  in  securing  the  services  of  Mr. 
Wm.  C.  Lawson  for  his  Chief  Deputy  ;  a  gentleman  who  is  eminently  well  qualified 
to  conduct  the  business  at  all  times,  intricate  affairs  of  such  an  important  office  to 
the  satisfaction  of  all  concerned,  especially  to  the  gentlemen  of  the  legal  profession, 
whose  business,  or  rather  the  business  of  their  clients,  brings  them  into  daily  inter¬ 
course  with  the  office. 


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REPORT  OF  STATE’S  ATTORNEY. 


Review  of  the  Business  Transacted. 

The  growth  of  the  criminal  business  of  Cook  County  during  the  last  decade  has 
been  commensurate  with  the  growth  of  the  County  in  other  respects.  Since  1885 
the  criminal  business  of  Cook  County  has  increased  over  200  per  cent.  From 
December  1,  1892,  to  December  1,  1895,  a  period  of  three  years,  the  Grand  Jury, 
under  the  direction  of  the  State’s  Attorney,  disposed  of  over  six  thousand  cases  more 
than  during  any  four  years  in  the  history  of  the  County. 

At  the  commencement  of  the  administration  of  Mr.  Kern  there  were  fifteen 
hundred  bail  cases  undisposed  of  pending  before  the  Grand  Jury  and  upon  which 
indictment  had  not  been  found.  Such  an  accumulation  of  bonds  made  it  necessary 
for  a  case  to  lie  in  the  office  of  the  Clerk  of  the  Criminal  Court  for  nearly  a  year 
before  it  was  reached  by  the  Grand  Jury.  During  November,  1895,  and  at  least  ten 
months  before  that  date,  there  were  heard,  in  addition  to  the  jail  cases,  every  bail 
case  wherein  the  bond  had  been  filed  in  the  office  of  the  Clerk  of  the  Criminal  Court 
three  days  prior  to  their  respective  adjournments  of  the  Grand  Juries. 

As  a  result  of  having  the  bail  cases  heard  before  the  Grand  Jury  as  fast  as  they 
are  filed  in  the  office  of  the  Clerk  of  the  Criminal  Court,  the  percentage  of  indict¬ 
ments  in  bail  cases  is  as  great  as  in  that  of  jail  cases.  Prior  to  the  administration 
of  Mr.  Kern  there  were  indictments  in  only  5  per  cent  of  the  bail  cases.  During  the 
administration  of  the  present  State’s  Attorney  there  have  been  indictments  and  con¬ 
victions  in  50  per  cent  of  the  bail  cases.  The  business  of  the  Criminal  Court  of 
Cook  County  is  now  up  to  date.  There  are  practically  no  bail  cases  pending  untried 
or  uncalled  except  the  indictments  of  the  last  Grand  Jury. 

It  has  been  the  policy  of  this  administration  to  insist  that  at  least  50  per  cent 
of  the  indictments  of  any  one  Grand  Jury  shall  be  tried  before  the  assembling  of  the 
next  Grand  Jury.  The  current  year,  from  January  1,  1895,  to  January  1,  1896,  will 
show  the  largest  business  and  the  largest  percentage  of  convictions  in  the  history  of 
any  county  in  the  United  States. 

A  complete  revolution  has  been  made  in  dealing  with  the  defendants  under  bail. 
I11  former  years,  prior  to  1892,  the  judgment  of  the  Criminal  Court  upon  a  forfeited 
bail  bond  was  considered  a  matter  of  so  little  importance  that  the  abstract-makers 
did  not  note  it  in  their  examination  of  title.  The  forfeiture  of  a  bail  bond  meant 
the  complete  escape  of  the  person  charged  with  crime.  It  seemed  to  the  present 
State’s  Attorney  that  no  such  immunity  ought  to  obtain  in  a  proper  administration 
of  the  criminal  law.  That  the  poor  or  friendless  defendant  should  not,  by  reason  of 
his  inability  to  give  bail,  be  subjected  to  punishment,  while  the  defendant  on  bail 
should  escape  punishment,  or  trial,  by  simply  forfeiting  his  bond.  Out  of  the 
thousands  of  bail  bonds  taken  in  the  Criminal  Court  during  the  last  three  years,  not 
over  5  per  cent  of  the  persons  on  bail  have  failed  to  appear  for  trial.  Three  years 
ago  at  this  time  there  were  over  seven  hundred  people  in  jail.  Today  the  number 
does  not  exceed  four  hundred  and  fifty.  Certainty  and  swiftness  of  punishment  is 
slowly  driving  the  criminals  into  other  great  cities.  There  is  no  place  on  earth 
where  criminal  justice  is  meted  out  more  swiftly  than  under  the  present  administra¬ 
tion  in  Cook  County. 


JOSEPH  E.  GARY . 

HENRY  M.  SHEPARD. 
A  KBA  N.  WATERMAN 


Presiding  Justice. 

. Justice. 

. Justice. 


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REPORT  OF  CLERK  OF  PROBATE  COURT. 

Financial  and  Business  Report  of  the  Clerk  of  the  Probate  Court. 

By  an  act  of  the  Legislature,  approved  April  27,  1877,  as  amended  by  an  act 
approved  May  24,  and  in  force  July  1,  1881,  Probate  Courts  were  established  in  all 
counties  in  the  State  of  Illinois  having  a  population  of  70,000  or  more. 

Thus  far  the  citizens  of  only  two  counties,  Cook  and  Peoria,  are  entitled,  by  vir- 
ture  of  their  population,  to  take  advantage  of  this  act.  The  idea  that  the  Probate 
Court  would  be  an  advantage  to  the  bar  and  to  the  people  led  to  its  establishment. 
That  it  has  been  an  advantage  to  both,  far  greater  than  was  expected,  there  is  no 
question.  From  the  time  the  functions  of  the  Probate  and  County  Courts  were  sep¬ 
arated,  the  business  of  the  former  has  showed  a  marked  and  wonderful  increase. 

The  public  occasionally  sees  a  newspaper  item  stating  that  a  certain  estate  had 
been  admitted  to  probate,  or  that  the  estate  of  some  well-known  citizen  had  been 
inventoried  at  a  certain  sum  ;  but  further  than  this  the  great  populace  of  Cook 
County  knows  little  or  nothing.  Yet  the  Probate  Court  transacts  more  business  dur¬ 
ing  the  year  than  the  majority  of  our  business  houses.  Property  representing  mil¬ 
lions  of  dollars  passes  through  this  court  every  twelve  months.  The  administration 
of  vast  estates,  great  property  interests,  the  education  and  care  of  thousands  of  chil¬ 
dren,  and  the  supervision  of  the  estates  of  the  drunkard,  spendthrift  and  insane 
come  under  its  jurisdiction. 

To  handle  this  immense  volume  of  business  the  County  Board  allows  forty-four 
clerks,  as  follows  :  One  chief  clerk,  three  assistants  to  the  Judge,  one  cashier,  five 
record  writers,  one  fee  and  process  clerk  and  one  assistant,  one  minute  clerk,  two 
general  clerks,  two  docket  clerks,  one  claim  clerk,  one  citation  clerk  and  one  assist¬ 
ant,  one  transcript  clerk,  one  comparer,  three  vault  clerks,  two  stenographers,  one 
grant  clerk  and  sixteen  recording  clerks. 

There  is  not  an  unimportant  position  in  the  above  list.  One  of  the  assistants 
to  the  Judge  is  responsible  for  the  approval  of  all  bonds  and  the  accuracy  of  the 
proofs  of  all  wills  and  heirships  ;  another  for  the  value  of  every  estate  as  shown  by 
the  inventory  and  appraisement  and  for  all  matters  of  real  estate,  and  the  third  for 
the  closing  np  of  all  estates  and  the  approval  of  final  accounts.  The  latter  must  see 
that  all  claims  against  estates  are  paid  and  that  justice  is  done  to  all  parties  in  inter¬ 
est.  The  minute  clerk  must  enter  the  orders  which  the  Judge  makes  with  abso¬ 
lute  correctness.  A11  error  would  work  great  hardship  and  perhaps  cause  infinite 
trouble.  The  docket  clerk  must  be  equally  accurate.  If  the  vault  clerk  should 
place  a  paper  in  the  wrong  file,  untold  labor  would  be  entailed  in  its  recovery.  If 
the  citation  clerk  sends  the  Sheriff  for  a  person  who  is  not  liable  for  a  citation,  he 
commits  a  most  serious  mistake.  The  claim  clerk  must  see  that  all  claims  filed  for 
adjustment  in  a  certain  term  are  on  the  claim  docket  at  the  proper  time  and  that 
none  are  on  not  so  filed.  The  record  writer  must  use  the  utmost  care  in  order  that 
there  may  be  no  flaw  in  the  record,  which  is  of  greater  importance,  if  possible,  than 
anything  else  connected  with  the  office.  And  so  on  through  the  list  ;  every  position 
is  responsible  ;  every  man  knows  his  duty  and  does  it. 

The  Probate  Court  is  a  court  of  detail.  This  is  true  of  any  county  office,  but 
especially  so  with  this.  The  process  necessary  to  issue  a  citation  will  best  illustrate 
this  point.  A  citation  is  a  writ  issued  out  of  the  Court  requiring  a  person  to  appear 
before  the  Court  and  show  cause  why  a  certain  thing  has  or  has  not  been  done.  The 
citation  clerk  examines  first,  the  docket  to  see  what  estates  are  liable  to  citation  and 


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makes  a  list  of  the  same.  Second,  he  goes  through  the  indexes  of  the  estates  for  the 
file  numbers.  Third,  gets  out  the  files  and  examines  every  paper  in  each  estate  to 
see  if  there  are  any  papers  on  file  which  makes  a  citation  unnecessary.  Fourth,  writes 
the  writs.  Fifth,  puts  the  seal  on  them.  Sixth,  enters  them  in  the  process  docket. 
Seventh,  enters  them  in  the  fee  book  and  gets  addresses  of  parties  cited.  Eighth, 
enters  them  in  his  private  record.  Ninth,  enters  them  in  the  minute  book.  Tenth, 
enters  them  in  the  docket.  Eleventh,  makes  bills  of  cost  and  delivers  writs  to  Sheriff. 
Twelfth,  on  return  day  enters  Sheriff’s  fees  and  takes  the  writs  before  the  Court. 
Thirteenth,  files  the  writs.  Fourteenth,  enters  return  in  process  docket.  Fif¬ 
teenth,  enters  Sheriff’s  fees  in  fee  book.  Sixteenth,  writes  the  record  of  the  whole 
proceeding.  Sixteen  different  processes,  and  all  the  public  sees  is  a  piece  of  paper 
called  a  citation.  The  same  rule  of  detail  runs  through  every  department. 

At  the  head  of  this  important  branch  of  our  County  government  is  the  Clerk  of 
the  Court,  Abijah  O.  Cooper.  He  was  elected  Nov.  6,  1894,  and  took  charge  of  the 
office  on  Dec.  3  of  the  same  year.  He  brought  to  his  new  position  a  business 
experience  of  twenty  years  and  a  record  for  honesty  and  integrity  in  business  and 
as  a  leader  of  men  that  has  only  been  emphasized  by  his  public  career  thus  far.  He 
is  a  man  of  energy,  education  and  ability.  A  close  observer,  capable  of  great  appli¬ 
cation  and  full  of  resources.  He  entered  upon  his  new  duties  as  he  had  entered 
upon  every  undertaking  in  life,  with  the  determination  to  succeed,  and,  as  in  every¬ 
thing  else,  he  has  succeeded.  Under  his  able  direction  and  his  faculty  of  discrimi¬ 
nation  shown  in  selecting  the  right  man  for  the  right  place,  he  has  improved  the 
workings  of  the  entire  office.  Each  department  is  like  a  portion  of  a  great 
machine,  every  piece  having  its  special  work  but  each  depending  on  the  other. 

Being  a  man  of  action,  he  made  few  promises  as  to  what  he  intended  to  do,  but 
at  the  end  of  his  first  year  in  office  he  has  turned  over  to  the  Board  of  County  Com¬ 
missioners  the  most  satisfactory  annual  statement  that  ever  came  from  the  Probate 
Court. 

The  following  is  a  comparative  statement  of  the  business  of  the  office  during 
the  last  year  of  Mr.  Cooper’s  predecessor  and  the  first  year  of  his  own  administra¬ 
tion.  The  most  significant  item  in  it  is  that  in  addition  to  paying  all  the  expenses 
of  his  office  he  turned  over  to  the  County  Treasurer  $29,731.63,  being  $12,861.84 
more  than  was  turned  over  by  his  predecessor  the  year  before. 


1894. 

Earnings  from  transcripts . $  3,827  85 

Costs  released . 21,708  02 

Gross  earnings .  126,884  33 

Total  collections .  69,924  39 

Total  amount  paid  to  County  Treasurer .  16,869  79 

Number  of  pages  of  record  written .  5,985 

Total  number  of  citations  issued .  1,669 


Tetters  granted,  administration  and  with  will  annexed . 

Tetters  of  administration  granted . 

Tetters  of  administration  de  bonis  non  granted . 

Tetters  of  guardianship  granted . 

Tetters  of  conservatorship  granted . 

Total  number  of  estates . . 

Wills  proved  and  admitted  to  record . 

Decrees  for  sale  of  real  estate  entered . 

Miscellaneous  orders  entered . 

Total  number  of  orders  entered . 

Number  of  estates  settled . . 

Value  ot  estates  probated . 

Targest  number  ordersentered  in  any  one  day — April  15,  1895. 


$  4G63  75 
26,274  97 

136,378  94 

96,752  44 
29,731  63 
9.0S5 
2,641 

9J3 

1,326 

119 

579 

84 

3,021 

884 

259 

25.127 

3T558 
22,250 
#43,252,000  00 
642 


The  three  largest  estates  were  : 

John  B.  Drake’s . 

John  D.  Caton’s . 

E.  K.  Morrison’s . 


#2, 100,000  00 
2,000,000  00 
I, S50,000  GO 


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REPORT  OF  JAMES  PEASE, 


Sheriff  of  Cook  County. 

A  GIGANTIC  OFFICE. 

The  incumbent  of  the  shrievalty  manages  the  most  extensive  and  the  most  im¬ 
portant  office  in  the  County.  It  embraces  four  large  departments,  each  directed  by 
a  deputy  sheriff.  They  are  the  Civil,  County,  and  Criminal  Courts,  the  County 
Jail  and  Executive  Department.  The  work  is  increasing  rapidly  every  year,  that 
of  1895  being  largely  in  excess  of  that  of  the  preceding  year. 

LARGEST  IN  THE  UNITED  STATES. 

Cook  County  recpiires  a  greater  force  of  assistants  in  the  Sheriff’s  Office  than 
is  demanded  by  the  needs  of  New  York  or  Philadelphia.  The  office  was  created  in 
1831,  with  James  Kinzie  as  the  first  Sheriff,  holding  office  for  one  year;  receipts 
under  him  were  about  two  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  ($250). 

SUCCESSIVE  INCUMBENTS. 

James  P'orbes  succeeded  Sheriff  Kinzie  in  1832,  and  was  succeeded  in  1834  by 
Silas  W.  Sherman.  Then  followed  in  1838  (after  two  terms),  Isaac  R.  Gavin  ;  in 
1840,  Ashbel  Steele;  in  1842,  Samuel  J.  Kowe  ;  in  1846  and  1848,  Isaac  Cook;  in 
1850,  William  L.  Church  ;  in  1852,  Cyrus  P.  Bradley;  1854,  James  Andrews  (died 
in  1855);  1855,  James  S.  Beach;  1856,  John  L.  Wilson;  1858,  John  Gray  ;  i860, 
A.  C.  Hesing  ;  1862,  David  Hammond;  1864,  J.  h,.  Beveridge;  1870,  Ben  Cleaves; 
1872,  J.  M.  Bradly  ;  1874,  Francis  Agnew  ;  1876,  Charles  Keni ;  1878,  John  Hoff¬ 
man  ;  1880,  O.  L.  Mann;  1882,  Seth  F.  Hanchett ;  1886,  C.  R.  Matson;  1890,  J. 
R.  Gilbert  ;  1894,  James  Pease. 

SYNOPSIS  OF  BUSINESS,  1895. 

The  record  of  the  Cook  County  Jail  takes  precedence  and  shows  :  Total  num¬ 
ber  of  prisoners  booked  in  1895,  5,82 7- — 452  were  conveyed  to  Joliet,  337  to  Pon¬ 
tiac,  2  to  Chester,  1  to  Northern  Hospital,  352  to  House  of  Correction,  131  had  Jail 
sentences,  49  were  incarcerated  in  the  Debtors’  Department  and  17  were  sent  to 
Homes  for  Juvenile  Offenders  at  Geneva.  This  makes  a  total  of  their  delinquents 
of  1,321. 

CASES  OF  INSANITY. 

Thirty-two  thousand  and  two  (32,002)  miles  were  covered  in  trying  and  con¬ 
veying  insane  persons  to  different  State  institutions.  The  total  number  of  arrests 
were  1,199,  anc^  the  cases  tried  were  1,114.  There  were  649  pauper  cases  and  485 
other  kinds.  588  were  taken  to  Jefferson,  164  to  Elgin,  113  to  Kankakee,  and  77 
were  cared  for  by  friends. 

WRITS  RECEIVED  AND  DISPOSED  OF. 

There  were  as  follows  : 

Mesne  process,  21,555;  executions,  8,700;  Criminal  Courts,  41,853;  Civil 
Courts,  38,083.  Total,  110,191  writs  of  all  kinds. 

CRIMINAL  COURT  BUSINESS. 

Capiases  issued  to  the  extent  of  8,053 — 7,706  arrests  were  made,  40,121  sub¬ 
poenas  served,  30,386  jurors  summoned,  1,475,715  miles  were  traveled  and  $163,- 
434.49  was  earned  in  fees. 


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SHERIFF’S  REPORT. 

Sheriff’s  semi-annual  financial  report  for  the  six  months  ending  May  31,  1895  : 


SUMMARY. 

RECEIPTS. 

Final  Process  Account . 

Mesne  Process  Account . 

Probate  Court  Account . . 

Other  Court  Accounts . 

Sundry  Fee  Account . 

State  Auditor  Mileage  Account . 

Total  receipts . 


$  7,444  97 
10,681  90 

759  00 
755  65 
218  17 
175  00 


$  29,034  69 


EXPENDITURES. 

REBATES. 

(This  item  paid  by  Requisition  No.  1,129,  submitted  July  16,  1895.) 

Fees  rebated  and  recording  certificates .  $  1,976  83 

Sheriff,  salary,  six  months .  3, 000  00 

Attorney  fees,  six  months .  1,250  00 


Balance  due  Cook  County .  $  22,393  80 

Add  amount  to  be  paid  by  requisition  No.  1,129,  submitted  July  16,  1895 .  414  06 

Due  Cook  County .  $  22,807  86 


FINAU  PROCESS  ACCOUNT. 


RECEIPTS. 

December,  1894 .  $  720  27 

January,  1895 .  1.561  25 

February,  1895 .  1,316  97 

March,  1895 .  1,467  84 

April,  1895 .  1,397  41 

May,  1895 .  981  23 

- $  7,444  97 

DISBURSEMENTS — REBATES. 

December,  1894 .  $  221  80 

January,  1895 .  285  50 

February,  1895 .  240  85 

March,  1895 . .' .  226  95 

April  and  May,  1895 .  491  80 

-  1,466  90 


MESNE  PROCESS  ACCOUNT. 


$  5,978  07 


receipts. 

December,  1894 . 

January,  1895 . 

February,  1895 . ,  .  . . 

March,  1895 . 

April,  1895 . 

May,  1S95 . 


$  3,28i  20 
3.638  10 

3,063  15 
3U99  75 
2,703  00 

3,796  70 

- $  19,681  90 


DISBURSEMENTS— REBATES. 

December,  1S94 . 

January,  1895 . 

February, 1895 . 

March,  1895 . 

April,  1895 . 

May,  1895 . 


$  96  80 

1  77 

57  83 

58  00 

83  30 

37  00 

509  93 


$  I9U7I  97 


Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions. 


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PROBATE  COURT  ACCOUNT. 

RECEIPTS. 

December,  1894 . 

January,  1895 . 

February,  1895 . 

March,  1895 . 

April,  1895 . 

May,  1895 . 


$  101  00 

102  00 
133  00 
133  00 
95  00 
195  00 

-  $  759  o° 


CHIEF  BAILIFF  ACCOUNT. 
RECEIPTS. 

December,  1894 . 

January,  1895 . 

February,  1895 . 

March,  1895 . 

April,  1895 . 


I  120  75 

195  45 
181  50 
122  10 
135  85 

- $  755  65 


EXPENSE  ACCOUNT. 

DISBURSEMENTS. 

Sheriff’s  salary,  December,  1894 . 

Sheriff’s  salary,  January,  1895 . 

Sheriff’s  salary,  February,  1895 . 

Sheriff’s  salary,  March,  1895 . 

Sheriff’s  salary,  April,  1895 . 

Sheriff’s  salary,  May,  1895 . 

Attorney’s  salary,  January,  1895 . 

Attorney’s  salary,  February,  1895 . 

Attorney’s  salary,  March,  1895 . 

Attorney’s  salary,  April,  1895 .  . 

Attorney’s  salary,  May,  1895 . 


RECEIPTS. 

Mileage,  State  Auditor,  January,  1895 . 


I  500  00 
500  00 
500  00 
500  00 
500  00 
500  00 

- $  3,000  00 

$  250  00 

250  00 
250  00 
250  00 
250  00 

- - - 1,250  00 


$  4,250  00 


$  175  00 

-  $  175  00 


Appropriation  for  transportation  for  months  of  February,  March, 

April  and  May  exhausted. 

Paid  from  other  fees  received .  $  4,489  06 


CRIMINAL  COURT  FEES. 

The  total  number  of  writs  served  during  said  period  was  29,703  ;  total  number 
miles  traveled,  235,977,  and  fees  earned,  $29,720.25. 


SIX  MONTHS  ENDING  MAY  31,  1895. 


CAPIASES. 

JURORS. 

Writs 

P.eceived. 

Arrests 

Made. 

Not 

Arrested. 

Miles 

Traveled. 

Fees 

Earned. 

Writs 

Received. 

Persons 

Served. 

Not 

Found 

Miles 

Traveled. 

Fees 

Earned. 

December . 

692 

678 

14 

5,330 

11,691  20 

389 

342 

47 

3,777 

$  274  35 

January  . 

673 

556 

27 

5,284 

1,443  50 

480 

424 

56 

4H45 

313  25 

February  . 

538 

527 

1 1 

4,542 

1-334  90 

1,069 

931 

138 

9,223 

693  90 

March . 

786 

778 

8 

4,988 

1,884  00 

735 

648 

87 

5,37i 

480  55 

April . 

598 

580 

18 

3,486 

U394  10 

868 

757 

87 

5,209 

449  70 

May . 

796 

766 

30 

5,068 

1,865  00 

1,050 

997 

53 

8,096 

654  05 

Total . 

4,083 

3,885 

108 

28,688 

$9,612  70 

4,56i 

4,099 

362 

36,821 

|2,865  80 

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December . 

January  . 

February  . 

March . 

April . 

U546 

1,927 

1,636 

1,965 

1,889 

2,209 

3,513 

3,546 

3,379 

3,294 

3,  J6o 
4,827 

209 

220 

3°° 

160 

208 

196 

24,871 

25,235 

25.241 

26,488 

28,705 

39,928 

$  2,627  70 
2,695  55 
2,608  30 

2,673  80 
2,73°  15 
3,9°6  75 

2,627 

3,080 

3,243 

3,486 

3,325 

4,055 

4,533 

4.526 

4.837 

4,720 

4,497 

6,590 

270 

303 

349 

255 

307 

279 

33,968 

34,664 

39,006 

37,847 

37.400 

53,092 

$'4,593  25 
4.4^2  30 
4,637  10 
5,038  35 
2,573  95 
6,425  80 

May  . 

Total . 

11,172 

21,719 

1,293 

I7O468 

$17,242  25 

19,816 

29  703 

1,763 

235,977 

$29,720  75 

CIRCUIT,  SUPERIOR  AND  COUNTY  COURTS. 

The  work  of  this  department  shows  a  marked  increase  over  that  of  similar 
periods  of  previous  year. 

The  increase  in  the  number  of  arrests  made  arises  largely  from  the  fact  that  in 
a  majority  of  cases  in  which  the  defendant  is  admitted  to  bail  the  bonds  are  forfeited 
and  the  defendants  arrested  as  many  as  three  times  before  a  final  disposition  is  made 
of  the  case. 


Summary  Six  Months  Ending  November  30,  1895. 

summary. 


RECEIPTS. 


Final  Process  Account .  $  7,25081 

Mesne  Process  Account .  20,404  90 

Sundry  Fee  Account  . .  212  80 

Probate  Court  Account .  1,369  55 

Other  Court  Accounts .  1,54454 

State  Auditor  Mileage  Account .  3, 145  15 


Total  Receipts 


33.927  75 


disbursement  -rebates. 

Fees  Rebating  and  Recording  Certificates .  $  2,50299 

Sheriff’s  Salary,  six  months .  3, 000  00 

Attorney’s  Fees .  1,750  00 

7,252  99 


Balance  due  Cook  County 


$  26,674  76 


Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions. 


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REPORT  OF  JAMES  McHALE, 

Coroner  of  Cook  County. 

Coroner  McHale’s  record  of  the  year  1895  is  of  permanent  interest  and  is 
concisely  summed  up  as  below  : 

Total  number  of  cases  investigated  during  the  year  1895,  2381.  Total 
number  of  certificates  issued  by  Coroner’s  Physician,  343. 

TOTAL  NUMBER  OF  POST  MORTEMS  HELD  BY  CORONER’S  PHYSICIAN. 

Inquests  by  Months. — January  131,  February  131,  March  139,  April  190, 
May  192,  June  182,  July  225,  August  183,  September  181,  October  171,  November 
167,  December  146. 

Age. — Under  5  years  179,  5  to  10  years  79,  10  to  20  years  159,  20  to  30  years 
366,  30  to  40  years  475,  40  to  50  years  331,  50  to  60  years  238,  60  to  70  years  124, 
70  to  80  years  63,  over  80  years  17,  not  ascertained  7. 

Sex  and  Social  Condition. — Male  1,652,  female  386,  married  827,  single 
750,  widows  51,  widowers  105,  not  ascertained  197,  divorced  8. 

Races. — White  1,974,  Colored  64. 

Nativity. — America  882,  Germany  373,  Switzerland  15,  not  ascertained  152, 
Denmark  12,  England  43,  Canada  46,  France  7,  Prussia  2,  Ireland  200,  Russia  27, 
Italy  25,  Austria  32,  Sweden  80,  Poland  22,  Bohemia  55,  Norway  26,  Scotch  21, 
Holland  10,  Australia  1,  West  Indies  2,  Greece  1,  Turkey  1,  China  2,  Finland  1. 

Occupations. — Architect  3,  agent  12,  actor  1,  banker  1,  brass  finisher  2, 
bridge  builder  3,  butcher  13,  broker  6,  brewer  4,  bricklayer  14,  bartender  7,  brush- 
maker  1,  bookkeeper  11,  blacksmith  15,  bookbinder  4,  baker  3,  barber  9,  brakeman 
6,  contractor  7,  capitalist  1,  conductor  6,  canaler  1,  cabinetmaker  4,  carpenter  57, 
clerk  44,  cook  12,  coachman  1,  city  employe  1,  cigarmaker  9,  cooper  6,  canvasser  2, 
cashier  1,  car  repairer  1,  cornice  maker  3,  collector  3,  chemist  1,  confectioner  3,  cop¬ 
persmith  1,  cash  boy  1,  calciminer  2,  carpet  cleaner  1,  domestic  36,  detective  1, 
druggist  7,  dressmaker  3,  elevator  boy  5,  expressman  6,  engineer  17,  engraver  1, 
electrician  2,  errand  boy  1,  floor  walker  1,  flagman  5,  farmer  17,  fireman  19,  fore¬ 
man  4,  factory  girl  1,  florist  1,  frame  maker  1,  furnisher  3,  fisherman  3,  gardener 
3,  grocer  8,  glazier  3,  gambler  4,  housewife  141,  helper  2,  housekeeper  28,  hotel 
keeper  4,  hatter  2,  hostler  4,  horseshoer  1,  horseman  1,  iron  worker  19,  inspector  7, 
inventor  1,  iceman  2,  jockey  1,  jeweler  2,  janitor  4,  junk  dealer  2,  laborer  41 1, 
lamplighter  1,  laundress  4,  laundryman  4,  lather  2,  locksmith  1,  motorman  1,  man¬ 
ufacturer  8,  milkman  3,  manager  2,  mechanic  1,  machinist  21,  merchant  24,  musi¬ 
cian  7,  moulder  3,  miner  2,  mason  1,  milliner  1,  not  ascertained  102,  none  298, 
newsman  3,  nurse  7,  newsboy  2,  notion  dealer  1,  office  boy  1,  oiler  1,  porter  r6,  paint¬ 
er  21,  police  officer  8,  peddler  17.  plumber  10,  physician  9,  printer  11,  packer  4, 
photographer  1,  plasterer  2,  publisher  1,  polisher  1,  paver  1,  pilot  1,  plater  1,  roofer 
3,  reporter  2,  railroad  man  6,  real  estate  dealer  1,  restaurant  keeper  i,shoe  dealer  1, 
student  2,  shoemaker  17,  switchman  27,  seamstress  3,  stenographer  3,  salesman  16, 
sailor  19,  saloon  keeper  18,  school  girl  9,  superintendent  2,  school  boy  60,  secretary 

1,  sign  hanger  1,  steward  2,  sporting  woman  6,  stonemason  10,  solicitor  3,  stockman 

2,  soldier  1,  saleslady  1,  steamfitter  1,  tailor  24,  teamster  71,  tanner  3,  trunkmaker 
2,  trimmer  1,  tinsmith  5,  teacher  1,  telegraph  operator  1,  tailoress  1,  tuck  pointer  1, 
undertaker  1,  upholsterer  2,  window  cleaner  1,  waiter  15,  weigher  2,  watchman  8, 
washwoman  1,  wagon  boy  2,  wagon  maker  1,  waitress  1,  wireworker  1,  wood¬ 
worker  4,  yardmaster  3. 


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Causes  of  Death. — Appoplexy  17,  abortion  13,  alcoholism  47,  asphyxiation 
29,  asthma  6,  Bright’s  disease  16,  burns  by  fire  86,  bronchitis  2,  blood  poisoning  7, 
bursting  steam  pipe  3,  bursting  emery  wheel  2,  crushed  or  struck  by  falling 
material  75,  consumption  23,  convulsions  12,  cut  by  glass  1,  cholera  infantum  3, 
cut  accidentally  2,  diphtheria  3,  dropsy  2,  drowning  (cause  unknown)  76,  drowning 
(cause  accidental)  77,  exposure  17,  explosion  14,  electrocuted  4,  erysipelas  3, 
elevator  accident  25,  epelipsy  7,  fracture  of  skull  (accidental)  4,  fracture  of  leg 
(accidental)  2,  falls  (miscellaneous)  172,  fractured  ribs  (cause  unknown)  1,  falling 
building  4,  enterities  1,  gastritis  1,  homicide  126,  heart  disease  97,  hemorrhage  of 
lungs  and  brains  20,  hydrophobia  1,  inflammation  of  bowels  5,  inanition  4,  kicked  by 
horse  8,  lockjaw  14,  machinery  accident  13,  meningitis  2,  malarial  fever  1, 
neuralgia  1,  natural  causes  3,  old  age  26,  pneumonia  43,  poison  (cause  unknown) 
19,  poisoning  (cause  accidental)  41,  puerperal  fever  1,  peritonitis  3,  paralysis  1, 
premature  birth  1,  R.  R.  accidents  275,  run  over  by  wagon  or  buggy  33,  rupture  4, 
run  over  by  bicycle  1,  rheumatism  1,  suicides  378,  street  car  accidents  64,  scalded 
29,  shooting  (cause  accidental)  23,  shooting  (cause  unknown)  3,  suffocated  14, 
struck  by  lightning  3,  sunstroke  8,  struck  by  blasted  stone  2,  stabbing  (accidental) 
3,  syncope  1,  typhoid  fever  3,  unknown  causes  2,  thrown  from  buggy  2,  thermic 
fever  2. 

Railroad  Accidents — Passengers  7,  employes  55,  other  than  passengers  or 
employes  213. 

Causes — At  crossing  of  street  114,  falling  off  train  7,  walking  on  tracks  96, 
jumping  on  or  off  train  in  motion  6,  crushed  by  cars  11,  elevated  road  4,  working- 
on  tracks  29,  wreck  (train  leaving  track)  6,  collision  1,  not  ascertained  1. 

Suicides — January  24,  February  25,  March  41,  April  48,  May  33,  June  31, 
July  31,  August  36,  September  33,  October  28,  November  24,  December  24. 

Ages — 10  to  20  years  17,  20  to  30  years  71,  30  to  40  years  102,  40  to  50  years 
78,  50  to  60  years  69,  60  to  70  years  29,  70  to  80  years  11,  over  80  years  1. 

Sex,  Social  Condition  and  Races — Male  297,  female  81,  white  376,  col¬ 
ored  2,  married  227,  single  93,  widows  6,  widowers  25,  not  ascertained  22,  di¬ 
vorced  5. 

Nativity — America  121,  Germany  121,  not  ascertained  17,  Norway  9,  Austria 
10,  England  9,  Ireland  20,  Denmark  8,  Sweden  10,  Bohemia  25,  Russia  5,  Poland  4, 
Scotland  4,  Holland  4,  Canada  8,  Switzerland  2,  Italy  1. 

Occupations — Domestic  15,  musician  3,  laborer  50,  waiter  3,  mechanic  1,  stu¬ 
dent  1,  newsman  1,  moulder  3,  merchant  10,  porter  1,  housewife  37,  butcher  3,  car¬ 
penter  11,  brewer  3,  not  ascertained  11,  yard  master  1,  fireman  1,  foreman  1,  engi¬ 
neer  4,  saloon  keeper  7,  iron  worker  4,  machinist  5,  salesman  3,  factory  girl  1, 
watchman  2,  none  11,  junk  dealer  2,  clerk  14,  expressman  1,  housekeeper  9,  ped¬ 
dler  6,  bricklayer  3,  cook  3,  farmer  5,  undertaker  1,  blacksmith  3,  druggist  2,  bar¬ 
tender  2,  printer  7,  broker  4,  cigar  maker  3,  grocer  6,  bookkeeper  2,  mason  1,  trim¬ 
mer  1,  milkman  2,  steward  1,  tailor  12,  manager  2,  calciminer  1,  barber  2,  specu¬ 
lator  1,  lithographer  1,  polisher  1,  teamster  7,  horseshoer  1,  waitress  2,  physician  2, 
cabinet  maker  3,  nurse  3,  shoemaker  3,  painter  4,  tanner  2,  iceman  1,  box  dealer  1, 
laundress  1,  cashier  1,  hatter  2,  finisher  1,  teacher  1,  agent  3,  packer  1,  banker  i, 
plumber  1,  police  officer  2,  solicitor  2,  sailor  3,  laundryman  1,  plasterer  1,  cigar 
dealer  1,  steamfitter  1,  upholsterer  1,  sporting  woman  3,  manufacturer  4,  contractor 
3,  collector  1,  switchman  2,  railroad  man  1,  cooper  2,  tailoress  1,  brassworker  1, 
janitor  2,  wagon  maker  1,  architect  1,  car  driver  1,  notion  dealer  1,  woodworker  1, 
glazier  1,  bookbinder  1,  confectioner  1,  canvasser  1,  baker  1,  inspector  1,  stonema¬ 
son  1,  restaurant  keeper  1,  hostler  1. 

Manner  of  Deaths. — Asphyxiation  23,  shooting  116,  poisoning  146, 
hanging  52,  cutting  throat  11,  stabbing  2,  jumping  out  window  3,  drowning  16, 


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cutting  artery  i,  throwing  under  train  6,  burned  by  acid  i,  setting  clothing  on 
fire  i. 

ProbabuE  Causes. — Despondency  304,  not  ascertained  7,  temporary  insanity 
65,  insane  1,  delirium  tremens  1. 

Poisons  Used. — Atropia  1,  narcotic  18,  carbolic  acid  64,  strychnine  2, 
morphine  24,  rough  on  rats  13,  arsenic  4,  laudanum  4,  paris  green  13,  not  ascer¬ 
tained  1,  corrosive  sublimate  1,  opium  1. 

Homicides. — Shooting  80,  cutting  throat  2,  struck  on  head  22,  stabs  or  cuts 
13.  drowned  2,  asphyxiated  5,  kicked  1,  thrown  from  train  1. 

Heed  to  Grand  Jury. — Murder  47,  as  accessory  26,  criminal  carelessness  23, 
abortion  6. 

Generae  Summary. — Known  parties  to  be  apprehended  11,  unknown  parties 
to  be  apprehended  14,  unknown  parties  to  be  apprehended  for  abortion  1,  justifiable 
homicides  16,  murder  and  suicide  2. 

SEMI-ANNETAE  FINANCIAL  REPORTS  OF  CORONER  MCHAEE  FOR  1 895,  FIRST  SIX 

MONTHS. 

Financial  report  of  the  transactions  of  the  Coroner’s  office  for  the  term  com¬ 
mencing  December  i,  1894,  and  ending  May  31,  1895,  in  accordance  with  Chapter 
53,  Section  31  of  the  Revised  Statutes  of  the  State  of  Illinois  : 


Post  mortem  held  by  doctors .  226 

Total  inquests  and  investigations .  1,1x2 


RECAPITULATION. 

RECEIPTS. 

Fees  collected  on  writs .  $  299  30 

Fees  collected  on  inquests .  605  71 

Fees  collected  on  certified  copies,  etc .  70  85 

Total .  $  975  86 

EXPENSES. 

Transportation,  attorney  fees,  telegrams,  etc .  $  500  00 


500  on 
$475  86 


SECOND  SIX  MONTHS. 

INQUESTS. 

June .  182 

July .  225 

August . 185 

September .  1S1 

October .  17 1 

November .  167 

-  1, hi 

INVESTIGATIONS. 

June .  21 

July .  24  . 

August .  23 

September .  22 

October . 27 

November .  29 

-  146 

Post-mortems  held  by  doctor,  289. 


Total  inquests  and  investigations .  1,257 

WRITS  SERVED  DURING  SIX  MONTHS. 

June .  22 

July .  30 

August .  24 

September .  33 

October .  5° 

November .  36 


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FEES  COLLECTED. 


On  writs — 

June .  $  42  25 

July .  47  25 

August .  33  25 

September .  36  75 

October .  75  00 

November .  53  25 

-  #  287  75 

On  inquests — 

June .  $  1 14  00 

July .  96  00 

August .  90  00 

September .  30  00 

October .  66  00 

November .  60  00 

- - -  456  00 

Certified  copies,  etc .  84  05 


Total .  $  827  80 


RECAPITULATION. 

RECEIPTS. 

Fees  collected  on  writs . 

Fees  collected  on  inquests . 

Certified  copies,  etc . 


EXPENDITURES. 

Transportation,  attorney  fees,  telegrams,  etc.,  as  per  attached  state¬ 
ment  . 


$  287  75 
456  00 
84  05 

827  80 


$  500  00 

500  00 


Amount  due  Cook  County 


$  327  80 


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REPORT  OF  COUNTY  TREASURER. 


The  duties  of  the  County  Treasurer  are  to  act  as  Custodian  of  the  County 
funds,  to  pay  out  moneys  on  the  order  of  the  County  Board,  to  receive  money  paid 
in  on  orders  from  the  various  Courts,  and  pay  them  out  on  proper  instructions  ;  but 
this  is  only  a  very  small  part  of  his  duties.  As  Ex-Officio  County  Collector  he  is 
the  official  upon  whom  devolves  the  task  of  collecting  all  taxes  and  special  assess¬ 
ments  levied  in  the  County,  and  it  is  this  position  which  makes  his  office  so  respon¬ 
sible  and  onerous. 

STATE  AND  COUNTY  TAXES. 

There  are  thirty-three  towns  in  this  County,  each  with  a  full  set  of  town  offi¬ 
cers,  viz.  :  Assessor,  Collector,  supervisor,  and  Town  Clerk.  The  Assessor  of  each 
town  gets  from  the  County  Clerk  in  March  of  each  year  a  list  of  all  the  taxable  real 
estate  in  his  town  and  after  placing  a  valuation  upon  each  lot  or  tract  of  land  re¬ 
turns  his  books  to  the  County  Clerk.  After  the  returns  are  all  in  the  County  Board 
examines  them  and  equalizes  the  valuation  of  both  real  and  personal  property,  hav¬ 
ing  the  authority  to  add  to  or  deduct  from  the  valuation  of  both  or  either  class  of 
property  in  any  town,  but  without  changing  the  aggregate  valuation  in  the  County. 
x\fter  the  books  are  examined  and  proved  by  the  County  Clerk,  a  statement  of  the 
valuation  of  the  county  is  sent  to  the  State  Auditor  at  Springfield  and  by  him  laid 
before  State  Board  of  Equalization,  which  meets  in  August  each  year  and  whose 
duty  it  is  to  equalize  the  valuation  as  between  Counties  on  real  and  personal  prop¬ 
erty,  and  to  fix  the  valuation  of  all  railroad  property  in  the  State.  These  gentle¬ 
men  invariably  add  largely  to  the  valuation  of  Cook  County,  the  rates  of  addition 
made  being  in  1894  as  follows  :  Lots  18  per  cent,  lands  39  per  cent,  personal  prop¬ 
erty  43  per  cent.  I11  1895  :  Lots  17  percent,  lands  20  per  cent,  personal  property 
19  per  cent.  When  the  work  of  the  State  Board  is  finished  its  result  is  certified  to 
the  County  Clerk,  and  on  the  valuation  thus  established  the  rates  are  made  and  the 
taxes  extended  in  the  various  towns.  When  the  warrants  for  a  town  are  finished 
they  are  turned  over  to  the  Collector  after  his  bond  (which  must  be  double  the 
amount  of  the  total  taxes  extended)  has  been  filed  and  he  holds  possession  of  the 
books  and  collects  taxes  until  the  10th  of  March,  when  his  commission  expires,  and 
he  then  prepares  his  delinquent  lists  and  turns  his  book  over  to  the  County  Collect¬ 
or.  As  they  collect  up  to  March  10  and  as  in  some  of  the  towns  there  is  a  great  deal 
of  labor  involved  in  making  the  delinquent  list,  the  warrants  are  not  all  in  the 
hands  of  the  County  Collector,  examined,  proved  and  ready  to  be  placed  in  collec¬ 
tion  before  the  1st  of  April.  O11  that  date  special  assessments  must  be  returned, 
and  to  mark  these  up  on  the  warrants  and  check  them  back,  so  as  to  be  able  to  give 
bills  for  everything  there  may  be  against  a  given  piece  of  property,  requires  about 
ten  days  working  night  and  day,  and  as  a  penalty  of  1  per  cent  is  added  on  May  1, 
which  everybody  is  anxious  to  escape,  every  night  and  every  Sunday  during  the 
month  of  April  and  the  first  half  of  May  finds  every  clerk  in  the  Collector’s  office 
(and  many  outsiders  pressed  into  service)  at  work.  Every  bill  left  in  the  office  with 
check  before  May  1  escapes  the  penalty,  and  it  takes  working  as  above  stated, 
days,  nights  and  Sundays,  until  the  middle  of  May  to  work  off  these  accumulations 
and  attend  to  the  daily  business  over  the  counter. 

Under  the  law  the  Collector  applies  to  the  County  Court  each  year  at  the  July 
term  for  judgment  and  order  for  sale  on  all  unpaid  real  estate  taxes  and  special  assess¬ 
ments,  and  just  as  soon  as  the  above  work  is  done  a  large  force  is  put  on  at  night 


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from  5:00  to  11:30  copying  for  the  printers  and  making  the  judgment  record. 
Some  idea  may  be  formed  of  the  amount  of  this  labor  when  we  say  that  the  de¬ 
linquent  list  last  year  filled  141  pages  of  the  Chicago  Mail ,  seven  columns  to  the 
page,  and  that  the  tax  judgment  and  redemption  record  embraced  185  volumes,  av¬ 
eraging  150  pages  each. 

On  the  second  Monday  in  July  each  year  the  Collector  applies  to  the  County 
Court  for  judgment,  and  early  in  August  the  tax  sale  commences  on  all  property  011 
which  judgment  has  been  rendered,  which  sale  generally  runs  into  December  each 
year  before  it  is  finished.  The  accompanying  table  will  show  the  number  of  certifi¬ 
cates  issued  and  amount  of  sales  in  1895  for  general  taxes  and  for  each  taxing  cor¬ 
poration  that  returned  delinquent  special  assessments  that  year. 


TAX  sale. 

CORPORATION. 

State  and  County . 

West  Park  Specials . 

Lincoln  Park  Specials . 

Village  of  Bartlett  Specials . 

Village  of  Blue  Island  Specials . 

Town  of  Cicero  specials . 

Village  of  Chicago  Heights  Specials . 

Village  of  Desplaines  Specials . 

City  of  Evanston  Specials . 

Village  of  Glencoe  Specials . 

Village  of  Harlem  Specials . 

Village  of  Harvey  Specials . 

Village  of  Lansing  Specials . 

Village  of  La  Grange  Specials . 

Village  of  La  Grange  Park  Specials . 

Village  of  Maywood  Specials . 

Village  of  Melrose  Park  Specials . 

Village  of  Morgan  Park  Specials . 

Village  of  North  Harvey  Specials . 

Town  of  Orland  (Drainage) . 

Village  of  Park  Ridge  Specials . 

Village  of  River  Forest  Specials . 

Village  of  River  Grove  Specials . 

Village  of  Riverside  Specials . 

Village  of  Western  Springs  Special® . 

Village  of  Winnetka  Specials . 

Village  of  Willmette  Specials . 

City  of  Chicago  Specials . 

Totals . 


Certificates. 

45.248 

193 

19 
8 

137 

5,487 

103 

20 
640 
169 

251 

757 

7 

721 

27 

1 30 
782 

1,833 

85 

4 

434 

142 

3 

270 

333 

230 

1,130 

13.367 


72,530 


Amount. 

f5I7,693  IO 
21,099  03 
23,219  97 
106  08 
2,471  OO 
36,512  35 
1,226  40 
3i9  46 
14,960  30 
1,042  69 
1,379  06 
4,244  85 
754  40 
6,985  99 
496  82 
890  67 
4,058  30 
7T37  36 
695  9 2 
388  12 
3,788  82 
L9S1  S2 
61  96 

6,562  34 
2,057  97 
2,717  15 
IL3I9  85 
284,951  13 

$959,122  90 


SPECIAL  ASSESSMENTS. 

For  collecting  regular  taxes  the  County  Collector  gets  1  per  cent  and  the  same 
for  special  assessments,  which  involves  five  times  as  much  labor,  and  in  the  case  of 
assessments  levied  on  the  installment  plan  much  more  than  that.  Under  the  law 
the  collection  of  special  assessments  cannot  be  enforced  unless  they  are  in  the  hands 
of  the  County  Collector  by  April  1,  and  the  majority  of  all  cities,  towns  and  villages 
making  assessments  wait  until  the  last  day,  forcing  the  work  of  marking  them  up 
on  the  regular  tax  warrants  on  the  office  at  a  time  when  it  is  alreadv  crowded  with 
work.  There  are  outside  of  the  three  Park  Records  in  the  County  over  thirty  cor¬ 
porations  authorized  to  levy  assessments,  and  nearly  all  of  them  take  advantage  of 
their  rights,  and  the  number  of  assessments  returned,  especially  by  the  country  vil¬ 
lages,  is  increasing  from  year  to  year. 

The  following  table  will  show  the  amount  of  general  taxes  returned  for  collec¬ 
tions  in  1895,  and  the  number  of  volumes  and  also  the  number  of  warrants  and 
amount  of  special  assessments  returned  : 


Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions. 


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TAXES  AND  ASSESSMENTS  RETURNED. 


No. 

Volumes. 

No. 

Warrants. 

No. 

Institu¬ 

tions. 

Total  Amount 
Returned  for 
Collection. 

General  Taxes  1894 . 

1.^1 

$12,228,457  17 

Railroad  Warrant . 

2,206,670  97 

Special  Assessments. 

West  Park . 

7 

7 

7 

210,767  35 

Lincoln  Park  . 

2 

2 

2 

72,203  25 

City  of  Chicago . 

106 

2 

246 

3,889,586  09 

Bartlett . 

I 

1 .4^ 

101  80 

Blue  Island . 

2 

I 

7 

13,817  80 

Cicero  . 

13 

16 

116 

268,753  32 

Chicago  Heights . 

3 

162 

4 

19,020  55 

Desplaines . 

I 

Q 

L53I  36 

Evanston . 

5 

82 

59 

168,871  79 

Glencoe . 

1 

3 

3 

18,279  38 

Harlem . 

2 

12 

6 

15,219  54 

Harvey . 

4 

3i 

15 

25,262  69 

Lansing: . 

I 

2 

1,764  39 

LaGrange .  . 

4 

72 

57 

66,827  16 

LaGrange  Park . 

2 

2 

1 

3> 1 76  74 

Maywood . 

2 

14 

11 

9,486  27 

Melrose . 

3 

27 

20 

14,621  64 

Morgan  Park . 

9 

41 

37 

55,687  53 

North  Harvey . 

1 

7 

7 

4853  i5 

Park  Ridge  . 

3 

29 

19 

18,640  57 

Riverside . 

I 

17 

9 

33,203  65 

River  Forest . 

2 

25 

14 

40,130  J3 

Western  Springs . 

1 

12 

12 

31,80s  94 

Wilmette . 

7 

16 

6 

1 33. 994  99 

Winnetka . . 

2 

16 

4 

39,261  25 

Drainage — Orland . 

1 

2 

2 

808  98 

Drainage — Orland  and  Bremen . 

1 

1 

1 

29  83 

Drainage — Bremen . 

1 

1 

1 

251  53 

Drainage — Niles . 

1 

1 

1 

336  40 

River  Grove  . 

1 

1 

1 

3H  89 

Total . 

524 

2,171 

668 

$18,593,742  10 

RAILROAD  TAXES. 

The  valuation  of  each  road  in  the  County  is  made  by  the  State  Board  of 
Equalization  for  the  following  classes  of  property  : 

(1)  Main  track  right  of  way  and  improvements  on  right  of  way  ;  (2)  second 
track  ;  (3)  side  track  ;  (4)  rolling  stock  ;  (5)  personal  property  other  than  rolling 
stock  ;  and  by  them  certified  to  the  County  Clerk,  and  the  taxes  extended  by  towns 
and  villages  in  the  same  way  and  on  the  same  rates  as  real  and  personal  property. 
Real  estate  outside  of  the  right  of  way  is  assessed  by  the  local  Assessor  at  the  same 
rate  of  valuation  as  other  real  property.  The  railroad  tax  warrants,  when  finished 
by  the  County  Clerk,  are  given  directly  to  the  County  Collector  instead  of  passing 
through  the  hands  of  the  Town  Collectors.  The  following  table  will  show  the 
amount  of  railroad  taxes  extended  for  1895  : 

RAICROAD  TAXES. 


Pennsylvania  Line  (P.  F.  W.  &  C.) . $145,257  87 

Chicago  &  Northern  Pacific .  134,740  96 

Pittsburg,  Cincinnati,  Chicago  &  St.  Louis .  ....  121,860  31 

Chicago  &  Northwestern .  320,524  04 

Chicago  &  Western  Indiana .  118,536  50 

Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific .  95, 819  71 

Union  Stock  Yards  Railroad  and  Transit  Company .  93,218  60 

Lake  Shore  &  Michigan  Southern .  86,555  98 

Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy .  77, 058  73 

Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul .  74,877  30 

Chicago  &  Grand  Trunk .  57,573  35 

Chicago  &  Western  Indiana  (Belt  Line) .  55,47°  55 


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New  York,  Chicago  &  St.  Louis . . $  36,862  Si 

Chicago,  Alton  &  St.  Louis .  31,869  06 

Chicago,  Santa  Fe  &  California .  31,056  20 

Chicago  &  South  Side  Rapid  Transit  Company .  29,788  67 

Grand  Trunk  Junction .  29,643  87 

Calumet  &  Blue  Island .  29,583  62 

Metropolitan  West  Side  Elevated .  .  23,06586 

Baltimore  &  Ohio  &  Chicago .  17,471  60 

Lake  Street  Elevated .  15,980  23 

Wabash .  13.583  21 

Michigan  Central .  13, 245  39 

Chicago  &  Eastern  Illinois .  13.214  91 

Chicago,  Madison  &  Northern .  13,134  59 

Chicago  &  Calumet  Terminal .  11,607  70 

Wisconsin  Central .  9,817  42 

Elgin,  Joliet  &  Eastern . '. .  7,289  84 

South  Chicago .  7,243  18 

Chicago  Union  Transfer  Company .  6,789  97 

Michigan  Central  (J.  &  N.  I.  Line) .  4.524  44 

Chicago  &  Erie .  4,111  15 

Baltimore  &  Ohio  Connecting .  3,805  08 

Chicago  &  Indiana  State  Line .  3-734  34 

Chicago  Great  Western .  3,719  15 

Chicago  &  Northwestern  Junction .  3,664  84 

South  Chicago  &  Southern .  3,532  98 

Englewood  Connecting .  2,479  22 

Louisville,  New  Albany  &  Chicago .  2,381  26 

Calumet  River .  2,080  59 

Blue  Island .  1,619  20 

Chicago  &  Illinois  Southern .  181  33 


Total . . . |i,558,575  61 


QUARTERLY  AND  SEMI-ANNUAL  REPORTS  OF  THE  COUNTY 

TREASURER. 


OUTSTANDING  ORDER  FUND. 


Dr. 

To  balance  Dec.  3,  1894....  $  3,783  92 

Cr. 

By  amount  transferred  to 

Funding  Fund  account  . .  .$  1,874  23 

By  paid  orders .  50  00 

By  commissions  on  disburse¬ 
ments,  E  per  cent  on 

$50  00 .  25 

- $  L924  48 

By  Balance .  1,859  44 


Cr. 

By  paid  orders . $  822  75 

By  commissions  on  receipts, 

Y  per  cent  on  12,364.61...  n  82 
By  commission  on  disburse¬ 
ments,  per  cent  on|g22. 75  461 

- $  939  18 

Balance .  26,985  82 

$  27,92500 


To  balance  March  1,  1895  ...  $  26,985  82 


$  3,783  92 


To  balance  March  1,  1895  .  . 
Orders  outstanding . 

$ 

1,859  44 

1,830  15 

FUNDING  FUND  ACCOUNT. 
Dr. 

To  balance  Dec.  3,  1894 . 

The  amount  from  outstand- 

$  23,686  16 

ing  Order  Fund . 

To  amount  received  of  Jas.  L. 
Monaghan,  Deputy  Comp- 

1,874  23 

troller . $ 

To  amount  dep.  account 
Clerk  Circuit  Court  (un- 

847  70 

claimed  fees) . 

To  amount  dep.  account 
Clerk  Superior  Court  (un- 

1,180  16 

claimed  fees) . 

336  75 

2,364  61 

$  27,925  00 

INTEREST  FUND — OLD  INDEBTEDNESS. 

Dr. 

To  balance  Dec.  3,  1894 _  $  78,042  85 

Cr. 

By  paid  Refunding  bond  cou¬ 
pons . . $  4,629  25 

By  commissions  on  disburse¬ 
ments,  }4  Per  cent  on 

$4,62925 .  2314 

- $  4,652  39 

By  balance .  73,390  46 

$  78,042  85 

To  balance  March  1,  1895.  .  .  $  73,290  46 

INTEREST  FUND — NEW  INDEBTEDNESS. 

Dr. 

To  balance  Dec.  3,  1S94.  .  $  19,43211 


Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions. 


I37 


Cr. 


By  paid  Court  Housebond 

coupons  . $ 

By  paid  Funding  Bond 

coupons  . 

By  paid  Refunding  bond 
coupons  . 

13,975  00 

1,680  00 

1, 100  00 

# 

16,755  OO 

83  77 
2,593  34 

By  commissions  on  dis¬ 
bursements,  y'2  percent 

on  $16,755.00 . 

By  balance . 

■IP 

$ 

19,432  n 

To  balance  March  1,  1895. 

$ 

2,593  34 

FUNDING  BOND  ACCOUNT. 

Dr. 

To  balance  Dec.  3,  1894.  .  . 

$ 

I,IOO  OO 

Cr. 

By  paid  bonds . 

By  balance . 

$ 

1,000  00 
100  00 

$ 

1,100  00 

To  balance  March  1,  1895. 
Bond  outstanding . 

$ 

100  00 

100  00 

TAVERN  LICFNSE. 

Dr. 

To  balance  Dec.  3,  1894.  . 

To  received  for  license.  . 

$ 

4,295  ’8 

1,491  67 

$ 

5,786  85 

Cr. 

By  paid  orders . 

By  balance . 

$ 

2,126  25 
3,660  60 

$ 

5,786  85 

To  balance  March  1,  1895. 

$ 

3,660  60 

EMERGENCY 

FUND. 

Dr. 

To  balance  Dec.  3,  1894.  . 

$ 

333  40 

Cr. 

By  amount  transferred  to 


General  Fund  account . 

$ 

333  40 

GENERAL  FUND 

ACCOUNT. 

Dr. 

To  balance  Dec.  3,  1894. 

To  amount  receivedCoun- 

$ 

33.396  04 

ty  tax . 

To  amount  from  Ftr.er- 

143,798  9° 

gency  Fund . 

To  amount  from  County 

333  40 

Treasurer,  Commission¬ 
er’s  account . 

8,969  06 

To  amount  from  County 

Collectors,  cost  account 

34,373  20 

To  amount  from  J.H. Gil¬ 
bert,  late  Sheriff . $ 

To  amount  from  F.  J. 

6,609  43 

Gaulter,  Clerk  Circuit 
Court . 

49,600  17 

To  amount  from  H.  Wulff 

late  County  Clerk . 

73,188  10 

To  amount  from  James 

McHale,  Coroner . $  417  87 

To  amount  from  S.D. Grif¬ 
fin,  Clerk  Superior  Ct. .  24,493  38 

So  amount  from  R.C. Sul¬ 
livan, late  Clerk  Probate 

Court .  3.268  11 

To  amount  from  J.  C. 

Shubert.lateClerkCrim- 

inal  Court .  32235 

- $  157,899  4i 

$  378,77001 


Cr. 


By  amount  Credited  Sal¬ 
ary  Fund,  1894 . $ 

By  amount  credited  Sup¬ 
ply  Fund,  1894 . 

By  amount  credited  Build¬ 
ing  Fund,  1894 . 

By  amount  credited  Mis¬ 
cellaneous  Fund,  1894. 
By  amount  credited  Con¬ 
tingent  Fund,  1894. . . . 
By  amount  credited  Sal¬ 
ary  Fund,  1895 . 

By  amount  credited  Sup¬ 
ply  Fund,  1895 . 

By  amountcreditedBuild- 

ing  Fund,  1895 . 

By  amount  credited  Mis¬ 
cellaneous  Fund,  1895. 
By  amount  credited  Con¬ 
tingent  Fund,  1895 .... 


By  commissions  on  re¬ 
ceipts,  i/2  per  cent  on 

I157.899.41  . 

By  balance . 


To  balance  March  1,  1895 


93,633  66 
61,881  55 
32,133  30 
25,741  48 
i,oS8  S2 
104,124  52 
39,705  4i 
38  73 
2,346  00 
4,46i  53 

- $  365,15500 

789  50 

12,825  5i 
I  378.77001 
$  12,82551 


SALARY  LUND,  1S94. 

Dr. 

To  balance  Dec.  3,  1894. .  $  68,567  43 

To  amount  from  General 

Fund  account .  93,633  66 

$  192,201  09 

Cr. 

By  paid  orders . $  159,59995 

By  commissions  on  dis¬ 
bursements,  y2  per  cent 

on  $159-599-95  .  79S  00 

- $  160,397  95 

By  balance .  1,803  14 

$  162,201  eg 


To  balance  March  1,  1895  $  1,803  r4 

Orders  outstanding .  1,794  J8 

SUPPLY  FUND,  1894. 

Dr. 

To  balance  Dec.  3,  1894.  .  $  23,  533  79 

To  amount  from  General 

Fund  account .  61,88155 

$  85,415  34 


Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions. 


138 


Cr. 


By  paid  orders . $ 

By  commissions  on  dis¬ 
bursements,  )A  per  cent 
on  $84,206.70 . 

84,206  70 

421  03 

4 

84.627  73 
787  61 

By  balance . 

P 

$ 

85,415  34 

To  balance  March  x,  1895 
Orders  outstanding . 

$ 

7S7  61 

783  70 

building  fund,  1894. 

Dr. 

To  balance  Dec.  3,  1894. .  $ 

To  amount  from  General 

Fund  account  . 

17,467  20 

32,133  3° 

$ 

49,600  50 

Cr. 

By  amount  transferred  to 
Building  Fund,  1895. .  . 

By  paid  orders  . 

By  commissions  on  dis¬ 
bursements,  y?,  per  cent 

on  $42,807.16 . 

By  balance . 

$ 

6,569  93 
42,807  16 

214  04 

9  37 

$ 

49,600  50 

To  balance  March  1,  1895 
Orders  outstanding . 

MISCELLANEOUS 

Dr. 

To  balance  Dec.  3,  1894. . 

To  amount  from  General 
Fund  account . 

$ 

FUND,  1894. 

$ 

9  37 

9  33 

2,377  94 

25.741  48 

$ 

28,119  42 

Cr. 

By  paid  orders . $ 

By  commissions  on  dis¬ 
bursements,  l/2  per  cent 
on  $26,922.41 . 

26,922  41 

134  6l 

(ft 

27,057  02 
1,062  40 

By  balance . 

P 

$ 

28, 1 19  42 

To  balance  March  1,  1895 
Orders  outstanding . 

$ 

1,062  40 
1,057  12 

CONTINGENT  FUND,  1894. 
Dr. 

To  balance  Dec.  3,  1894. .  $ 

To  amount  from  General 

Fund  account . 

33  15 

1,088  82 

$ 

1,121  97 

Cr. 

By  paid  orders . $ 

By  commissions  on  dis¬ 
bursements,  yz  per  cent 
on  $1,091.23 . 

1,091  23 

5  46 

dt 

1,096  69 
25  28 

By  balance . 

p 

$ 

I.I2I  97 

To  balance  March  1,  1895 
Orders  outstanding . 

$ 

25  28 
25  28 

SALARY  FUND, ^1895. 

Dr. 

To  amount  from  General 


Fund  account . 

$ 

104,124  52 

Cr. 

By  paid  orders . $ 

ioi,539  36 

By  commissions  on  dis¬ 
bursements,  y  per  cent 
on  $101,539.36’ . 

707  70 

By  balance . 

$ 

102,047  06 
2,077  46 

$ 

104,124  52 

To  balance  March  1,  1895 

$ 

2,077  46 

Orders  outstanding . 

2,077  46 

SUPPLY  FUND. 

Dr. 

To  amount  from  General 
Fund . 

$ 

39,705  41 

To  amount  from  County 
Tax,  1894 . 

904  93 

Total . 

$ 

40,610  34 

Cr. 

Bv  paid  orders . $ 

26,874  57 

By  commissions  on  dis¬ 
bursements,  y  percent 
on  $26,874.57 . 

134  37 

Bv  balance . 

- $ 

27,008  94 
13,601  40 

$ 

40,610  34 

To  balance  March  1,  1895. 

$ 

13,601  40 

Orders  outstanding . 

13,601  40 

BUILDING  FUND,  1895. 

Dr. 

To  amount  from  Building 
Fund,  1894 . 

$ 

6,569  93 

To  amount  from  General 
fund  account . 

38  73 

To  amount  from  County 
Tax,  1894 . 

1,367  11 

$ 

7,975  77 

Cr. 

Bv  paid  orders . .  .  .$ 

7,745  64 

By  commissions  on  dis¬ 
bursements,  y  per  cent 
on  $7,745.64 . 

38  73 

By  balance . 

-1 

7,784  37 
19 1  40 

$ 

7,975  77 

To  balance  March  1,  1895. 

$ 

191  40 

Orders  outstanding . 

191  40 

MISCELLANEOUS 

FUND,  1895. 

Dr. 

To  amount  from  General 
Fund  account . 

$ 

2,346  00 

To  amount  from  County 
Tax,  1894 . 

483  70 

d£ 

P 

2,829  70 

Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions. 


I39 


By  paid  orders . 

Cr. 

. $  2,250  75 

By  commissions  on 

dis- 

bursements,  Y2.  per  cent 

on  $2,250.75 . 

.  11  25 

By  balance . 

- $ 

2,262  00 
567  70 

$ 

2,829  7° 

To  balance  March  1, 
Orders  outstanding 

1895-  $ 

567  7o 

567  70 

CONTINGENT  FUND,  1895. 

Dr. 

To  amount  from  General 


Fund  account . 

$ 

4,461 

53 

Cr. 

By  paid  orders . 

By  commissions  on  dis- 

$ 

4,439 

33 

bursements,  Y  Per  cent 
on  $4,439-33  . 

22 

20 

$ 

4,46i 

53 

QUARTERLY  REPORT,  JUNE,  1895. 


INTEREST  FUND — OED  INDEBTEDNESS. 

Dr. 


outstanding  order  fund. 


Dr. 


To  balance  March  1,  1895 

To  balance  from  Salary 
Fund,  1894 . $ 

$ 

1,859  44 

1,803  14 

To  balance  from  Supply 
Fund,  1894 . 

787  61 

To  balance  from  Building 
Fund,  1894 . 

9  37 

To  balance  from  Miscel¬ 
laneous  Fund,  1894  . .  . 

1,062  40 

To  balance  from  Contin¬ 
gent  Fund,  1894 . 

25  28 

3,687  80 

5,547  24 

$ 

Cr. 

By  paid  orders . $ 

3,067  83 

By  commissions  on  dis¬ 
bursements,  Y  Per 
cent  on  $3,067.83 . 

15  34 

3,083  17 
2,464  07 

By  balance . 

-$ 

$ 

5,547  24 

To  Balance  June  1,  1895. 

$ 

2,464  07 

Orders  outstanding . 

2,431  80 

funding  fund. 

Dr. 

To  Balance  March  i,  1895  $  26,985  82 

To  amount  received  of  J. 

L.  Monaghan,  Deputy 

Comptroller . $  24940 

To  amount  received  for 

office  rent .  75  00 

-  324  40 

$  27,310  22 


Cr. 

By  paid  orders . $  2,02938 

By  commissions  on  re¬ 
ceipts,  Y  per  cent  on 

$324.40.. .  1  62 

By  commissions  on  dis¬ 
bursements,  Yz  per 

cent  on  $2,029.38 .  10  14 

-$  2,041  14 

By  balance .  25,269  08 

$  27,31022 


$  25,26908 


To  Balance  March  1,  1S95 

To  amount  received,  tax 

$ 

73,39°  46 

1894 . 

75,000  00 

Cr. 

By  paid  refunding  bond 

$ 

148,390  46 

coupons . $ 

By  commissions  on  dis¬ 
bursements,  Y  per 

30,433  25 

cent  on  $30,433.25 . 

152  16 
-$ 

30,585  4i 

By  balance . 

117,805  05 

$ 

148,390  46 

To  balance  June  1,  1895. 

$ 

117,805  05 

INTEREST  FUND — NEW 

Dr. 

INDEBTEDNESS. 

To  balance  March  1,  1895 

To  amount  received  tax 

$ 

2,593  34 

1894 . 

114, 100  00 

Cr. 

By  paid  Court  House 

$ 

116,693  34 

bond  coupons . $ 

By  paid  funding  bond 

690  OO 

coupons . 

By  paid  refunding  bond 

12,156  OO 

coupons . 

By  commissions  on  dis¬ 
bursements,  Y  per 

22,060  OO 
— $ 

34,906  00 

cent  on  $34,906.00 . 

174  53 

By  balance . 

81,612  81 

$ 

116,693  34 

To  balance  June  1,  1895.. 

$ 

81,612  81 

FUNDING  BOND 

Dr. 

ACCOUNT. 

To  balance  March  1,  1895. 

To  amount  received  tax 

$ 

100  00 

1S94 . 

50,000  00 

$ 

50, 100  00 

To  balance  June  1,  1895. 


140 


Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions. 


Cr. 

By  paid  bonds .  $  39,90000 

By  balance .  10,20000 


$  50,100  00 

To  balance  June  1,  1895.  $  10,20000 

Bonds  outstanding .  10,20000 


REFUNDING  BOND  ACCOUNT. 


Dr. 

To  amount  received  tax 

1894 .  $  67,50000 

Cr. 

By  paid  bonds .  $  54,50000 

By  balance .  13,000  00 

$  67,500  00 

To  balance  June  r,  1895.  $  13,00000 

Bonds  outstanding .  13,00000 

TAVERN  EICENSE. 

Dr. 

To  balance  March  1,  1895  $  3,66060 

To  amount  received  for 

licenses  .  1,721  47 

$  5o83  °7 

Cr. 

By  paid  orders .  $  1,42875 

By  balance .  3,953  32 

$  5,382  07 

To  balance  June  1,  1895..  $  3,953  32 

Orders  outstanding .  31932 


GENERAL  FUND  ACCOUNT. 

Dr. 

To  balance  March  1,1895  $  12,825  51 

To  amount  received  tax 

1894 . ; .  1,189,23356 

To  amount  received  in¬ 
terest  on  delinquent 

taxes .  7,865  61 

- $1,209,924  68 


Cr. 

By  amount  credited  Sal- 

ary  Fund,  1895 . $ 

By  amount  credited  Sup- 

374,177  50 

plv  Fund,  1895 . 

By  amountcreditedBuild- 

284,116  67 

Fund,  1895 . 

By  amount  credited  Mis- 

9054  7i 

cellatieous  Fund,  1895. 

By  amount  credited  Con- 

59,966  55 

tingent  Fund,  1895 .... 

7,884  36 

-$  735,299  79 

By  balance . 

474,624  89 
$1,209,924  68 

To  balance  June  1,  1895. 

$  474,62489 

SALARY  FUND,  1S95. 

Dr. 

To  balance  March  1,  1895 
To  amount  from  General 

2,077  46 

Fund  account . 

374,177  50 
$  376,25496 

Cr. 

By  paid  orders . ..$  344, 387  54 

By  commissions  on  dis¬ 
bursements,  Yz  per  cent 
on  $344,387.54 .  U72I94 


9 

By  balance . 

30,145  48 

$ 

376,254  96 

To  balance  June  r,  1895  . 

$ 

30, 145  48 

Orders  outstanding . 

30,145  48 

SUPPLY  FUND,  1895. 

Dr. 

To  balance  March  1,  1895 

$ 

13,601  40 

To  amount  from  General 

Fund  account . 

284, 1 16  67 

$ 

297,718  07 

Cr. 

By  paid  orders . $ 

261,499  58 

By  commissions  on  dis- 

bursements, x/2  percent 

on  $261,499.58 . 

1,307  49 

— $ 

262,807  °7 

By  balance . 

34,9“  00 

$ 

297,718  07 

To  balance  June  1,  1895. . 

$ 

34,911  00 

Orders  outstanding . 

34,911  00 

BUILDING  FUND,  1895. 

Dr. 

To  balance  March  1,  1895 

$ 

191  40 

To  amount  received,  tax 

1894 . $ 

21,907  21 

To  amount  from  General 

Fund  account . 

9G54  7i 

31,061  92 

$ 

31.253  32 

Cr. 

By  paid  orders . $ 

30,943  21 

By  commissions  on  dis- 

bursements,  l/2  per  cent 

on  $30,943.21  . 

154  71 

-1 

31,087  92 

By  balance . 

155  40 

$  31,25332 


To  balance  June  1,1895.. 

$ 

155  40 

Orders  outstanding . 

155  40 

MISCELLANEOUS 

FUND,  1895. 

Dr. 

To  balance  March  r,  1805 

$ 

567  70 

To  amount  from  General 

Fund  account . $ 

59,966  55 

To  amount  received,  tax 

1894 . 

1,350  00 

61,316  55 

$ 

61,884  25 

Cr. 

By  paid  orders . $ 

59,743  98 

By  commissions  on  dis¬ 
bursements,  y2  per  cent 

on  $59, 743- 98 . .  •••• 

298  72 

- $ 

60,042  70 

Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions. 


141 


By  balance . 

$ 

$ 

1,841  55 

61,884  25 

TUITION  FUND. 

Dr. 

To  amount  received  of  0. 

To  balance  June  r,  1895  . 
Orders  outstanding . 

$ 

1,841  55 
1,841  55 

T.  Bright,  Co.  Supt.  of 

Schools . 

$ 

2,538  OO 

— 

Cr. 

By  paid  orders . 

By  balance . 

CONTINGENT 

Dr. 

To  amount  from  General 
P'und  account . 

FUND,  1895. 

$ 

1,420  OO 
1, 1 18  OO 

7,884  36 

$ 

2,538  OO 

$ 

To  balance . 

Orders  outstanding . 

1, 1 18  OO 

Cr. 

1,010  00 

By  paid  orders . $ 

By  commissions  on  dis¬ 
bursements,  per  cent 

on  $7, 182.59  . . 

7U82  59 

35  9> 

- $ 

7,218  50 
665  86 

EIBRARY  AND  APPARATUS 
Dr. 

To  amount  received  of  0. 

T.  Bright,  Co.  Supt.  ol 

Schools  . 

FUND, 

$ 

I. OOO  OO 

By  halancp 

Cr. 

By  balance . 

$ 

7,884  36 

$ 

1,000  00 

To  balance  June  1,  1895. 
Orders  outstanding . 

$ 

665  86 
665  86 

To  balance  June  1,  1895. 

Orders  outstanding . 

$ 

1,000  00 
420  00 

SEMI-ANNUAL  REPORT. 


of  D.  H.  Kochersperger,  County  Treasurer,  of  the  fees  received  by  him  as  such 
Treasurer,  and  disbursements  from  same,  from  December  3,  1894,  to  June  1,  1895. 


TREASURY  DEPARTMENT. 

COMMISSION  ACCOUNT. 

Dr. 


To  balance  December  3, 

1895 . 

To  commissions  received 
since  (see  Exhibit  “A”) 

# 

8,969  06 

7,073  04 

$ 

16,042  10 

Cr. 

% 

By  amount  credited  Gen¬ 
eral  Fund  account . $ 

By  paid  Treasurer’s  sal¬ 
ary  . 

8,969  06 

1,977  76 

t 

10,946  82 
5,095  28 

By  balance . 

Jr 

$ 

16,042  10 

To  balance  June  1,  1895  . 

$ 

5,095  28 

collecting  department. 

COMMISSION  ACCOUNT. 

Cr. 

By  paid  clerk  hire  (see 

Exhibit  “B”) .  $  90,40383 

Leaving  amount  over¬ 
drawn  (for  which  there 
will  be  commissions  to 

cover  same) .  90,403  83 


COST  ACCOUNT. 

Dr. 


To  balance  December  3, 


1894 . 

To  amount  received  since 
(see  Exhibit  “C”) . 

$ 

34,373  20 

4,874  65 

$ 

39,247  85 

Cr. 

By  amount  credited  Gen¬ 
eral  Fund  account . 

Bv  balance . 

$ 

34,373  20 
4,874  65 

$ 

39,247  S5 

To  balance  June  1,  1895  . 

$ 

4,874  65 

SEPTEMBER,  1895,  QUARTERLY  REPORT. 

OUTSTANDING  ORDER  FUND. 

Dr. 

To  balance  June  1,  1895. 

$ 

2,464  07 

Cr. 

By  paid  orders . $ 

By  commissions  on  dis¬ 
bursements,  y2  per  cent 
on  1424-94  . 

424  94 

2  13 

427  07 
2,037  00 

By  balance . 

r 

$ 

2,464  07 

To  balance  Sept.  2,  1895. 
Orders  outstanding . 

$ 

2,037  00 
2,006  86 

142 


Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions. 


FUNDING  FUND. 
Dr. 


To  balance  June  1,  1895. . 

To  amount  received  of  J. 

L.  Monaghan,  Deputy 

$ 

25,269  08 

Comptroller . 

353  80 

Cr. 

$ 

25,622  88 

By  paid  orders .  . $ 

By  commissions  on  dis¬ 
bursements,  y2  per  cent 

300  74 

on  $300.74 . 

By  commissions  on  re¬ 
ceipts,  y2  per  cent  on 

1  50 

$353- So  . 

1  77 

$ 

304  01 

By  balance . 

25.318  87 

$ 

25,622  88 

To  balance  Sept.  2,  1895. 


$  25,31887 


INTEREST  FUND — OLD  INDEBTEDNESS. 

Dr. 


To  balance  June  i,  1895.  .  $  117,805  05 

Cr. 

By  paid  refunding  fund 

bond  coupons . $  4,782  37 

By  commissions  on  dis¬ 
bursements,  ]/z  percent 

on  |4,782  37 .  2391 

— $  4,806  28 

By  balance .  112,998  77 


$  117,805  05 


To  balance  Sept.  2,  1895. 


$  112,998  77 


INTEREST  FUND — NEW  INDEBTEDNESS. 

Dr. 


To  balance  June  1,  1895.  . 

Cr. 

By  paid  Court  House 

bond  coupons . $ 

By  paid  refunding  bond 

coupons . 

By  paid  funding  bond 
coupons . 

By  commissions  on  dis¬ 
bursements,  y2  percent 

on  $21,340.00 . 

By  balance . 


$  81,612  81 


20,140  00 
710  00 
490  00 

$  21,34000 

106  70 
60, 166  11 

$  81,612  81 


To  balance  Sept.  2,  1895. 


$  60,166  11 


FUNDING  BOND  ACCOUNT. 

Dr. 


To  balance  June  1,  1895  .  .  $  10,200  00 


Cr. 

By  paid  bonds .  $  700  00 

By  balance .  9,50000 


To  balance  Sept.  2,  1895.  $  9,50000 

Bonds  outstanding .  9,500  00 


REFUNDING  BOND  ACCOUNT. 

Dr. 


To  balance  June  1,  1895.  .  $  13,00000 


Cr. 

By  paid  bonds .  $  2,000  co 

By  balance .  11,000  00 


$  13,000  00 


To  balance  Sept.  2,  1895.  $  11,000  00 

Bonds  outstanding .  11,00000 


TAVERN  LICENSE. 


Dr. 

To  balance  June  1,  1895.  . 
To  amount  received  for 
licenses . 


Cr. 

By  paid  orders . 

By  balance . 


To  balance  Sept.  2,  1895. 
Orders  outstanding . 


$ 

3,953 

32 

ca 

0 

CO 

37 

$ 

12,061 

69 

$ 

953 

07 

11,108 

62 

$ 

12,061 

69 

$ 

11,108 

62 

25 

00 

GENERAL  FUND  ACCOUNT. 


Dr 

To  balance  June  1,  1895.  . 
To  amount  received  of  A. 
Cooper,  Clerk  Probate 

Court . $ 

To  amount  received  of  F. 

J.  Gaulter,  Clerk  of  Cir¬ 
cuit  Court . 

To  amount  received  of  E. 

J.  Magerstadt,  Clerk  of 
Criminal  Court . 


To  amount  received  of 

tax,  1894 . 

To  amount  received  of  in¬ 
terest  on  delinquent 
taxes  . 


$474,624  89 

21,242  41 
46,808  67 
3°7  65 

68.358  73 
218,205  59 

56,784  40 


$  817,973  61 


Cr. 

By  amount  credited  Sal¬ 
ary  Fund,  1895 . $ 

By  amount  credited  Sup¬ 
ply  Fund,  1895 . 

By  amount  credited 
Building  Fund,  1895.  . . 
By  amount  credited  mis¬ 
cellaneous  Fund,  1895. 
By  amount  credited  Con¬ 
tingent  Fund,  1895 .... 


By  commissions  on  re¬ 
ceipts,  y2  per  cent  on 

$68.358.73 . 

By  balance . 


263,426  90 

74,263  80 

20.494  05 

33,522  54 

1,789  82 

-$  393,497  11 

34i  79 
424.134  7i 


$  817,973  6r 


$  10,20000  To  balance,  Sept.  2,  1885 . 


$  424D34  7i 


Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions. 


M3 


SALARY  FUND,  1S95. 

Dr. 

To  balance  June  I,  1895  . .  $  30,145  48 

To  amount  from  General 

Fund  account .  263,42690 


$  293,572  38 

Cr. 

By  paid  orders . $  220,787  38 

By  commissions  on  dis¬ 
bursements,  y2  per  cent 

0111220,787.38 .  1,10394 

- $ 

By  balance . 

221,891 32 
71,681 06 

$ 

293-572  3s 

SUPPLY  FUND,  1895. 

Dr. 

To  balance  June  1,  1895 .  .  $ 

34,911  00 

To  amount  from  General 

Fund  account . 

74,263  80 

$ 

0 

GO 

Tt- 

ctn 

O 

Cr. 

By  paid  orders . $  107,200  79 

By  commissions  on  dis¬ 
bursements,  y2  per  cent 

on  $107.210.79 .  536  00 

- $ 

Bv  balance . 

107,736  79 

1,438  01 

$ 

109,174  80 

To  balance  Sept.  2,  1895.  $ 

Orders  outstanding . 

1,438  01 

1,438  01 

BUILDING  FUND,  1S95. 

Dr. 

» 

To  balance  June  1,  1895 . .  $ 

155  40 

To  amount  received  of 
tax, 1894 . 

1,794  41 

To  amount  from  General 

Fund  account . 

20,494  05 

$ 

22,443  86 

Cr. 

By  paid  orders .  $ 

22,332  20 

By  commissions  on  dis¬ 
bursements,  y2  percent 
on  $22,332.20 . 

hi  66 

J 

22,243  86 

MISCELLANEOUS  FUND,  1895. 

Dr. 

To  balance  June  1,  1895  .  $ 

1,841  55 

To  amount  from  General 

Fund  account . 

22,522  54 

$ 

35-364  eg 

Cr. 

By  paid  orders . $  2^,29887 

By  commissions  on  dis¬ 
bursements,  y2  percent 

on  $25,298.87 .  12650 

$ 

By  balance . 

25,425  37 

9-938  72 

$  35.36409 


To  balance  Sept.  2,  1895. 

$ 

9-938  72 

Orders  outstanding . 

9.938  72 

CONTINGENT  FUND,  1S95. 

Dr. 

To  balance,  June  1,  1S95. 

$ 

665  86 

To  amount  from  General 

Fund  account . 

1,789  82 

$ 

2,455  68 

Cr. 

By  paid  orders . $  1 

,987  18 

By  commissions  on  dis- 

bursements,  y2  per  cent 

on  $1,987.18 . 

9  94 

$ 

1,997  12 

By  balance . 

458  56 

$ 

2,455  68 

To  balance  Sept.  2,  1895. 

$ 

458  56 

Orders  outstanding . 

458  56 

TUITION  FUND. 

Dr. 

To  balance  June  1,  1895  . 

$ 

1, 1 18  00 

To  amount  received  of 

0.  T.  Bright,  Co.  Supt. 

of  Schools . 

704  00 

$ 

1,822  00 

Cr. 

By  paid  orders . 

$ 

1,820  00 

By  balance . 

2  00 

$ 

1,822  00 

To  balance  Sept.  2,  1895. 

$ 

2  00 

LIBRARY  AND  APARATUS  FUND. 

Dr. 

To  balance  June  1,  1895. 

$ 

1,000  00 

Cr. 

— 

By  paid  orders . 

$ 

906  86 

By  balance . 

93  14 

$ 

1,000  00 

To  balance  Sept.  2,  1895. 

$ 

93  14 

DECEMBER,  1895,  QUARTERLY  REPORT. 

outstanding  order  fund. 

Dr. 

To  balance  Sept  2,  1S95  . 

$ 

2,037  00 

Cr. 

By  paid  orders . $ 

242  67 

By  commissions  on  dis- 

bursements,  y2  per  cent 

on  $242.67  . 

1  21 

-  $ 

243  88 

By  balance . 

1.793  12 

$ 

2,037  00 

To  balance  Dec.  1,  1895.  . 

$ 

L793  12 

Orders  outstanding . 

1,764  14 

T44 


Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions. 


FUNDING  FUND. 
Dr. 


To  balance  Sept.  2,  1895 

$ 

25,318  87 

To  amount  received  of  J. 

L.  Monaghan,  Deputy 
Comptroller . 

345  00 

$ 

25,663  87 

Cr. 

By  paid  orders . $ 

38  35 

By  commissions  on  dis¬ 
bursements,  )/2  per  cent 
on  $38.35 . 

19 

By  commission  on  re¬ 
ceipts,  y2  per  cent  on 
$45  00 . 

1  72 

By  balance . 

$ 

40  26 
25,623  6t 

$ 

25,663  87 

To  balance  Dec.  1,  1895.. 

$ 

25,623  61 

Orders  outstanding . 

1 10  00 

INTEREST  FUND — OI.D  INDEBTEDNESS. 

Dr. 

To  Balance  Sept.  2,  1895.  $  112,998  77 

Cr. 

By  paid  refunding  bond 

coupons . _■■$  30,37625 

By  commissions  on  dis¬ 
bursements,  x/2  per  cent 

on  $30,376.25 .  15 1  88 

- $  30,528  13 

By  balance .  82,470  64 


$  112,99877 


To  balance  Dec.  1,  1895.. 

$  82,470  64 

INTEREST  FUND — NEW 

INDEBTEDNESS. 

Dr. 

To  balance  Sept.  2,  1895. 

$  60,166  II 

Cr. 

By  paid  Court  House 

bond  coupons . $ 

1,925  OO 

By  paid  Refunding  bond 

coupons . 

23,000  OO 

By  paid  Funding  bond 

coupons . 

13.334  OO 

- $  38,259  OO 

By  commissions  on  dis¬ 
bursements,  l/2  per  cent 

on  $38,259.00 . 

19  r  29 

By  balance . 

21,715  S2 

$  60, 1 66  1 1 

To  balance  Dec.  1,  1895. 

$  21,715  82 

FUNDING  BOND 

ACCOUNT. 

Dr. 

To  balance  Sept.  2,  1895. 

$  9,500  OO 

Cr. 

By  paid  bonds . $ 

9,400  OO 

By  balance . 

IOO  OO 

" 

— $  9,50000 

To  balance  Dec.  1,  1895.. 
Bond  outstanding . 

$ 

IOO  OO 

IOO  OO 

REFUNDING  BOND  ACCOUNT. 

Dr. 

To  balance  Sept.  2,  1895. 

$ 

I  I  000  OO 

Cr. 

By  paid  bonds . $ 

9,000  00 

By  balance . 

2,000  OO 
- $ 

11,000  00 

To  balauce  Dec.  1,  1895.. 
Bonds  outstanding . 

$ 

2,000  OO 

2,000  OO 

TAVERN  LICENSE. 

Dr. 

To  balance  Sept.  2,  1895. 

To  amount  received  for 

# 

I 1,108  62 

license  . 

3,183  37 

Cr. 

$ 

14,291  99 

By  paid  orders . $ 

By  amount  transferred  to 

S.S95  00 

General  Fund  account 

3,96i  99 
— - ■$ 

12,856  99 

By  balance . 

U435  00 

$ 

14,291  99 

To  balance  Dec,  1,  1895. 
Orders  outstanding . 

$ 

U435  00 

160  00 

GENERAL  FUND 

I)r. 

ACCOUNT. 

To  balance  Sept.  2,  1895. 

To  amount  received  of  S. 

D.  Griffin,  Clerk  Su- 

$ 

424,134  71 

perior  Court . $ 

To  amount  received  of 

20,374  70 

James  Pease,  Sheriff. .  . 

To  amount  received  of  J. 

22,807  86 

McHale,  Coroner . 

To  amount  received  from 

475  86 

43,658  42 

tavern  licenses . $ 

To  amount  received,  tax 

3,96i  99 

1894  and  prior . 

To  amount  received,  in- 

149,639  21 

terest  on  delinquent 

taxes .  45,497  5° 

- I99,098  7° 


$  666,891  83 


Cr. 

By  amount  credited  Sal¬ 
ary  Fund,  1895 . $ 

By  amount  credited  Sal¬ 
ary  Fund,  1895 . 

By  amount  credited  Build¬ 
ing  Fund,  1895 . . 

By  amount  credited  Mis¬ 
cellaneous  Fund,  1895. 
By  amount  credited  Con¬ 
tingent  Fund,  1S95.... 

By  commissions  on  re¬ 
ceipts,  ]/2  per  cent  on 
$43,658.42 . 


285,715  39 
142,739  50 
54,044  22 
58,540  18 
19,757  87 

- $  560,797  16 


218  29 


Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions. 


I45 


By  balance . 

$ 

105,876  38 

$ 

666,891  83 

To  balance  Dec.  1,  1895.. 

$ 

105,876  38 

SALARY  FUND, 

1895. 

Dr. 

To  balance  Sept.  2,  1895. 

$ 

71,681  06 

To  amount  from  Gen- 

eral  Fund  account . 

285,715  39 

$ 

357,396  45 

Cr. 

By  paid  orders . $  325,74422 

By  commissions  on  dis¬ 
bursements,  Y  per  cent 

on  #325,744-32 . 

1,628  72 

By  balance . 

- $ 

327,373  04 
30,023  41 

$ 

357,396  45 

To  balance  Dec.  1,  1895. . 
Orders  outstanding . 

$ 

30,023  41 

30,023  41 

SUPPLY  FUND, 

1895. 

Dr. 

To  balance  Sept.  2,  1895. 

$ 

1,438  01 

To  amount  from  General 

Fund  account . 

142,739  50 

$ 

144,177  51 

Cr. 

By  paid  orders . #  11 

7,867  82 

By  commissions  on  dis¬ 
bursements,  Yz  per  cent 

on  #117,867.82 . 

589  34 

118,457  16 
25,720  35 

By  balance . 

— - 1 

$ 

I44U77  5i 

To  balance  Dec.  1,  1895.. 
Orders  outstanding . 

$ 

25,720  35 

25,720  35 

BUILDING  FUND 

,  1895. 

Dr. 

To  amount  received  tax 

1894 . 

$ 

5,121  16 

To  amount  from  General 

Fund  account . 

54,044  22 

$ 

59,  ^5  38 

Cr. 

By  paid  orders . #  53,609  08 

By  commissions  on  dis¬ 
bursements,  Vi  per  cent 
on  |55,6o9.o8 .  268  05 


By  balance . 

■p 

20, 

5,288  25 

$ 

59U65  38 

To  balance  Dec.  1,  1895.. 

$ 

5,288  25 

Orders  outstanding, . 

5,288  25 

MISCELLANEOUS  FUND, 

1895- 

Dr. 

To  balance  Sept.  2,  1895. 

1 

9,938  72 

To  amount  received  tax, 

1894 . 

3,621  96 

To  amount  from  General 


Fund  account . 

$ 

58,540  18 

$ 

72,100  86 

Cr. 

By  paid  orders . # 

6o,775  09 

By  commissions  on  dis¬ 
bursements,  Y  Per  cent 

on  #60,775.09 . 

303  87 

By  balance . 

- # 

61,078  96 
11,021  90 

# 

72,100  86 

To  balance  Dec.  1,  1895.. 

11,021  90 

Orders  outstanding . 

11,021  90 

CONTINGENT  FUND,  1895. 

Dr. 

To  balance  Sept.  2,  1895. 

# 

458  56 

To  amount  from  General 

Fund  account . 

19,757  87 

$ 

20,216  43 

Cr. 

By  paid  orders . # 

19,004  32 

By  commissions  on  dis¬ 
bursements,  y2  Per  cent 

on  #19,004  32 . 

95  02 

By  balance . 

— - $ 

19,099  34 
1,117  °9 

$ 

20,216  43 

To  balance  Dec.  1,  1895. . 

$ 

1,117  09 

Orders  outstanding . 

1,117  09 

TUITION  FUND. 

Dr. 

To  balance  Sept.  2,  1895. 

$ 

2  00 

To  amount  received  of 

O.  T.  Bright,  Co.  Supt. 

of  Schools . 

2,470  00 

$ 

2,472  00 

Cr. 

By  paid  orders . 

$ 

2,i35  00 

By  balance . 

337  00 

1 

2,472  00 

To  balance  Dec  1,  1895,. 

$ 

337  00 

Orders  outstanding . 

280  00 

LIBRARY  AND  APPARATUS  FUND. 

Dr. 

To  balance  Sept.  2,  1895. 

To  amount  received  of 
O.  T.  Bright,  Co.  Supt 
of  Schools . 


Cr. 

By  paid  orders . 

By  balance . 


To  balance  Dec.  1,  1895. . 
Orders  outstanding . 


#  93  14 


1,000  00 


$ 

1,093  14 

$ 

346  92 

746  22 

$ 

1,093  14 

$ 

746  22 

62  34 

146 


Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions. 


SEMI-ANNUAL  REPORT 

of  D.  H.  Kochersperger,  County  Treasurer,  of  the  fees  received  by  him  as  such 
Treasurer,  and  disbursements  from  same,  from  June  1,  1895,  to  December  1,  1895  : 


TREASURY  DEPARTMENT. 

COMMISSION  ACCOUNT. 

Dr. 

To  balance  June  1,  1895 . .  $  5,095  28 

To  commissions  received 

since  (see  exhibit  “A”)  5,815  42 

|  10,910  70 

Cr. 

By  paid  Treasurer’s  sal¬ 
ary .  $  2,000  00 

By  balance .  8,910  70 

$  10,910  70 

To  balance  Dec.  1,  1895..  $  8,910  70 

COELECTING  DEPARTMENT. 

COMMISSION  ACCOUNT. 

Dr. 

To  commissions  received 

(see  exhibit  “B”) .  $  188,740  82 

Cr. 

By  amount  overdrawn 
June  1,1895..... . $  90,40383 

By  paid  clerk  hire  (see 
exhibit  “C”)  on  ac¬ 
count  .  98,336  99 

- $  188,740  82 


COST  ACCOUNT. 
Dr. 


To  balance  J une  1 ,  1895 . . 
To  amount  received  since 
(see  exhibit  “D” . 


4,874  65 

83,83i  37 
88,706  02 


Cr. 

By  amount  of  bill  for 
printing  and  publish¬ 
ing  delinquent  tax  list 

June,  1895 . $  42,233  80 

By  amount  credited  Coun¬ 
ty  Clerk’s  fees  account 
for  making  judgment 

record  .  6,010  62 

By  amount  credited  Coun¬ 
ty  Clerk’s  fees  account 
for  attending  tax  sale 
and  issuing  tax  certifi¬ 
cates  on  account .  14,00000 

By  paid  balance  clerk  hire 

(see  exhibit  “C”) .  12,763  80 

- : - 1 

By  balance . 


To  balance  Dec.  1,  1895.  . 


75,008  22 
13,697  80 

88,706  02 


13,697  80 


INTEREST  ON  COUNTY  FUNDS. 

The  following  is  a  statement  of  the  interest  received  on  Cook  County  funds  for 
the  period  commencing  December  3,  1894,  and  ending  November  30,  1895  : 


Gross  interest  received  on 
Cook  County  funds...  $  9,647  72 

COUNTY  CLERK'S  FEES  ACCOUNT. 

Dr. 


To  fees  for  extending 

taxes,  1894 .  $  78,398  80 

To  fees  for  making  As¬ 
sessor’s  books .  14,733  88 

To  fees  for  making  judg¬ 
ment  record .  6,010  62 

To  fees  for  attending  tax 
sale  and  issuing  tax  cer¬ 
tificates  on  account ....  14,000  00 


Cr. 

By  paid  Philip  Knopf,  Count}’  Clerk  : 


Februarv  25,  1893 . $ 

March  5,  1895 . 

March  30,  1895 . 

April  30,  1895 . 

June  28,  1895 . 

August  30,  1885 ...  ... 

October  1,  1895 . 

October  30,  1895 . 

November  30,  1895 .... 


By  balance 


10,000  00 
15,000  00 
15,000  00 
10,000  00 
10,000  00 
10,000  00 
10,000  00 
10,000  00 
3U32  68 

- 1  93, 13  2  68 

20,010  62 

$  H3U43  30 


$  113,143  30  To  balance  Dec.  1,  1895.. 


$  20,010  62 


Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions. 


T47 


State  of  Illinois,  \ 

County  of  Cook,  j  ss' 

I,  D.  H.  Kochersperger,  Treasurer  of  said  County  of  Cook,  do  solemnly  swear 
that  the  foregoing  report  is  true  and  correct  as  therein  stated  and  set  forth,  accord¬ 
ing  to  my  best  knowledge,  information  and  belief. 

D.  H.  Kochersperger, 

County  Treasurer. 

Subscribed  and  sworn  to  before  me  this  30th  day  of  December,  A.  D.  1895. 

William  R.  Burcky, 

Notary  Public  in  and  for  Cook  County,  Illinois. 

Note — Statement  of  interest  earned  on  County  funds  is  this  day  submitted  to  you  in  accordance 
with  the  Act  concerning  Interest  on  Public  Funds,  approved  June  16,  1893. 

D.  H.  Kochersperger, 

County  Treasurer. 


REPORT  OF  COUNTY  COLUECTOR. 

INTEREST  ON  DELINQUENT  TAXES. 

Statement  of  the  account  of  D.  H.  Kochersperger,  County  Collector,  for  County 
tax  and  interest  on  delinquent  taxes  for  the  year  1894  : 


Dr. 

To  tax  1894,  on  real  and 

personal  property . $2, 120, 684  52 

To  tax  1893,  and  prior 

years  on  warrant,  1894.  2,7x4  93 

To  tax  1894,  paid  by  dif¬ 
ferent  claimants . 

To  tax  1893,  and  prior, 
collected,  not  on  war¬ 
rant  of  1894 . 

To  interest  collected  on 
delinquent  taxes  under 
Sec.  177  of  Revised 
Statutes . 


Cr. 

By  tax  1894,  forfeited  to 

State  . $ 

By  tax  1894,  judgment 

refused  . 

By  tax  1894,  errors . 

By  tax  1894,  uncollected 
on  personal  property, 
insolvencies,  removals, 

etc . 

By  tax  1893  and  prior 
years  uncollected . 


1,462  22 


506  07 


By  commissions  paid  to 
town  collectors,  2  per 
cent  on  $657,235.49 . . .  .$ 

I3D44  72 

$2,123,399  45 

By  County  Collector’s 
commission,  %  percent 
on  $644,090.77,  received 

town  collectors . 

4,830  68 

23  74 

By  County  Collector’s 

1,852  43 

commissions,  il/z  per 
cent  on  $r, 426, 160.05, 
collected  by  County 

Collector . 

21,392  40 
- $ 

110,147  5i 

By  amount  paid  into 

$2,235,423  13 

County  Treasury — 
Tanuary . $ 

46,554  64 
100,000  00 

February  . 

March  . 

420,000  00 

April . 

649,090  77 

May  . 

457,865  61 

1 

June . 

80,369  85 

r 

July  . 

95,717  08 

August  . 

100,697  47 

September  . 

67,557  93 

October . 

76,120  40 

1 

November . 

60,201  50 
- 2, 

[ 

$  41, 880  08 

$2, 

39,367  80 


2,154,175  25 
$2,235,423  13 


148 


Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions. 


COOK  COUNTY  RECORDER. 


From  the  earliest  history  of  the  human  family  it  has  been  the  ambition  of 
mankind  to  acquire  land.  Once  acquired  and  a  home  established,  the  true  man 
will  fight  until  his  last  drop  of  blood  has  been  drunk  by  the  soil  in  order  to  protect 
it.  Such  being  the  importance  of  the  ownership  of  real  estate,  it  is  but  natural 
that  great  care  is  used  to  prevent  the  possibility  of  its  loss.  Among  all  the  laws  of 
this  or  any  other  civilized  country  where  a  good  government  exists,  those  relating 
to  matters  of  realty  have  ever  been  the  most  carefully  provided,  and  the  laws  in 
regard  to  the  recording  of  papers  which  affect  land  are  the  most  important  in  the 
statutes  for  the  reason  that  all  such  instruments  must  be  recorded  to  make  them 
legal. 

The  Recorder’s  office,  then,  .by  reason  of  the  generally  accepted  value  of  realty,  is 
without  any  doubt  the  most  important  department  of  a  municipal  government. 
Chicago,  large  as  she  is,  and  great  as  she  is,  is  still  but  an  infant  in  maturity  as 
compared  with  many  of  the  other  large  cities  of  this  country  or  of  the  old  world, 
and  yet  the  Recorder’s  office  of  Cook  County  is  the  most  extensive,  the  most  com¬ 
plete  and  the  most  ably  conducted  of  any  such  County  institution  in  the  world. 
The  reasons  for  this  are  so  apparent  to  any  one  who  will  take  the  pains  to  look  into 
the  matter,  that  no  doubt  of  the  truth  of  the  statement  can  be  harbored  in  the 
mind  of  any  one  for  a  minute.  Chicago  has  leaped  into  the  second  position  as 
regards  size  with  such  phenomenal  rapidity  that  her  sisters  look  upon  her  in  wonder, 
and  while  those  which  have  been  outstripped  in  the  race,  grudgingly  admit  her 
greatness,  and  the  one  which  still  outnumbers  her  in  population  trembles  for  its 
laurels,  they  all  acknowledge  her  as  the  eighth  wonder  of  the  world. 

While  Chicago  has  grown  rapidly  and  steadily  her  real  estate  has  been  more  a 
matter  of  speculation  than  could  be  possible  in  an  old  and  thoroughly  established 
city.  It  was  but  a  few  years  ago  that  all  of  the  city  was  embraced  within  some 
half  dozen  of  her  present  blocks,  having  the  site  of  the  County  building  for  a  com¬ 
mon  center.  Year  by  year  she  has  radiated  out  until  today  one  of  her  streets 
extends  in  a  straight  line  for  nearly  twenty-five  miles  without  going  beyond  the 
city  limits,  and  her  total  area  reaches  nearly  200  square  miles. 

This  constant  extension  indicates  frequent  purchases  of  land,  and  these  pur¬ 
chases  all  mean  business  for  the  office  of  the  Recorder. 

Although  this  institution  was  established  some  time  before  the  fire,  that  terrible 
calamity  destroyed  all  records,  and  the  office,  as  it  is  today,  practically  dates  from 
the  time  of  the  great  conflagration.  And  a  proud  record  it  has  made.  Over  5,500 
books  are  there  to  be  found,  and  as  each  book  contains  500  pages  it  shows  that  at 
least  2,750,000  instruments  have  been  filed  since  the  fire.  The  filing  cases  in  this 
office  are  all  fire  proof  and  are  of  the  latest  improved  pattern,  they  being  the  prod¬ 
uct  of  the  Fenton  Metallic  Mfg.  Co.  of  Jamestown,  N.  Y. ,  who  have  in  the  main 
furnished  Cook  County  with  their  filing  and  book  cases. 

To  do  the  work  of  this  office  requires  a  great  many  hands  and  the  list  of 
employes  now  foots  up  to  225.  This  force  is  rather  larger  than  it  was  under  past 
administrations,  but  the  enlargement  has  been  made  necessary  by  the  increase  of 
documents  to  be  filed,  and  also  by  the  necessity  of  getting  the  work  done  with 
more  expedition  than  formerly.  It  used  to  take  three  weeks  to  put  a  single  instru¬ 
ment  through  the  various  rooms,  whereas  now,  under  the  improved  system,  and 
with  the  increased  force,  it  is  done  in  ten  days’  time. 

As  will  be  seen,  it  is  matters  of  real  estate  that  constitute  the  bulk  of  the  work 


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of  the  Recorder’s  office,  but  it  also  has  to  deal  with  the  mortgages  of  personal 
property,  and  some  faint  idea  of  what  the  amount  of  labor  is,  may  be  had  when  it 
is  stated  that  one  man  often  enters  one  hundred  instruments  a  dav  for  filing. 

The  papers  of  all  kinds  filed  in  1895  amounted  to  173,782.  Nothing  is  ever 
filed  in  this  office  that  is  in  any  way  obscene.  The  different  classes  of  instruments 
this  department  has  to  deal  with  embraces  bills  of  sale,  tax  deeds,  warrantee  deeds, 
trust  claim  deeds,  trust  deeds,  releases,  mortgages,  chattel  mortgages,  charters, 
voluntary  assignments. 

Of  course  there  are  some  slack  days.  The  weather  affects  the  business  of  this 
office  very  materially,  as  when  it  is  storming  or  cold  people  do  not  go  out  to  look 
at  property,  and  the  consequence  is  the  sales  are  light  and  the  clerks  get  a  breath¬ 
ing  spell.  As  high  as  $1,650  has  been  received  in  this  office  in  one  day,  and  when 
it  is  considered  that  the  fees  are  none  of  them  large  for  the  work  done,  it  will  be 
admitted  that  at  times  it  taxes  energies  of  the  225  employes  to  get  through  with 
the  duties.  There  are  two  windows,  the  ‘‘Receiving”  and  “Delivery,”  through 
which  the  business  of  the  recording  office  is  transacted,  with  two  clerks  at  the  first 
and  four  at  the  second.  The  abstract  business  is  an  important  feature,  as  the  law 
requires  that  at  any  time  the  public  may  ask  for  an  abstract  of  title.  This  work 
has  greatly  increased  since  the  decision  of  the  Supreme  Court  making  abstracts 
from  this  department  merchantable.  The  vaults,  too,  where  the  public  are  per¬ 
mitted  to  examine  the  books,  necessitates  the  attendance  of  many  clerks. 

All  the  business  of  the  Recorder’s  office  is  done  in  different  departments  which, 
outside  of  the  Recorder  himself,  number  eight.  Samuel  B.  Chase  is  the  Recorder. 
Under  him  are  W.  C.  Niehofif,  in  charge  of  the  receiving  and  delivery  department ; 
Theodore  Nelson,  chief  deputy;  A.  Iv.  Brown,  cashier;  Julius  Ludwig,  superin¬ 
tendent  folio  department ;  P.  A.  Hines,  superintendent  abstract  department ;  M.  P. 
Hartney,  superintendent  vault  department ;  H.  L.  Herbert,  superintendent  map  de¬ 
partment;  J.  L.  Cochran,  receiving  clerk,  and  Daniel  Degan,  delivery  clerk. 

It  may  be  of  interest  to  many  to  know  the  inside  workings  of  a  well-man¬ 
aged  and  complete  Recorder’s  office.  In  the  first  place  it  should  be  understood 
that  all  papers  connected  with  real  estate  or  personal  property  must  be  recorded. 
In  following,  say  a  deed,  through  its  course  before  it  is  ready  for  delivery  it  will 
have  to  go  first  to  the  receiving  clerk,  who  numbers  and  dates  it  with  the  day  of  the 
month,  the  day  of  the  week  and  the  hour  it  is  received.  From  there  the  deed  goes 
to  the  original  entry  clerk,  in  same  room,  in  whose  book  are  entered  the  names  of 
both  the  grantor  and  the  grantee.  The  next  move  is  to  the  grantor  book  and  then 
to  the  grantee  book.  These  books  are  alphabetically  indexed  and  are  for  the  gen¬ 
eral  convenience  of  the  public.  After  this  the  instrument  goes  to  Room  11,  where 
tract  index  sheets  are  made,  and  then  to  Room  28  to  be  compared  with  the  tract  in¬ 
dex  sheets  by  the  comparers.  From  here  to  Room  10  it  goes  and  is  there  put  in 
the  hands  of  a  clerk  to  distribute  to  the  folio  writers.  Before  leaving  this  room 
the  instrument  is  compared  with  the  folio  writer’s  work  and  is  then  charged  to  the 
delivery  department  in  Room  7  in  a  numbered  book  especially  kept  for  that  pur¬ 
pose.  Then  back  to  Room  7  the  instrument  is  taken  for  the  signature  of  the  Re¬ 
corder  and  to  be  entered  in  a  special  book  known  under  the  name  of  “  book  and  pag¬ 
ing.”  This  is  a  book  which  gives  the  number  and  page  of  other  books.  Then 
the  distribution  is  made  to  alphabetically  arranged  boxes. 

One  of  the  features  of  this  department  is  the  box  system.  These  small  com¬ 
partments  are  rented  to  regular  customers  of  the  Recorder’s  office  in  order  to  facil¬ 
itate  the  work.  The  papers  passing  through  the  department  are  put  in  these  cus¬ 
tomer  boxes,  if  they  have  one,  and  are  charged  to  that  box  as  well  as  the  individ¬ 
ual.  This  system  saves  a  great  amount  of  trouble,  both  on  the  part  of  the  office 
and  the  customer.  When  it  is  called  for  it  is  charged  to  the  party  in  the  delivery  book. 


Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions. 


15° 


The  endeavor  is  made  to  get  as  many  checks  on  an  instrument  as  possible,  not 
only  to  avoid  mistakes  bnt  to  detect  them  if  made.  If  an  error  is  discovered  a 
postal  card  is  sent  to  the  interested  party  notifying  him  of  the  fact.  This  is  purely 
a  gratuitous  act,  no  law  of  the  department  requiring  it  to  be  done. 

The  work  of  the  department  is  somewhat  facilitated  by  having  in  the  books 
printed  blanks  for  the  ordinary  statutory  documents  which  only  need  to  be 
filled  in. 

The  map  department  is  one  of  the  principal  features  of  this  office,  and  it  is 
here  that  property  is  first  platted,  and  the  map  department  of  the  County  Clerk’s 
office  take  their  maps  from  the  office  of  the  records.  The  greatest  care  possible  is 
taken  to  prevent  the  recording  of  forgeries,  and  as  a  protection  against  the  danger 
of  unscrupulous  people  making  changes  in  entries  in  the  books,  no  one  is  allowed 
to  take  a  pen  and  ink  into  the  vaults. 

The  Recorder’s  office  in  this  County  affords  a  revenue  to  the  County  instead 
of  being  an  expense.  It  is  more  than  self  supporting,  and  under  the  able  manage¬ 
ment  of  Recorder  Chase  and  the  heads  of  the  various  departments  it  constantly 
grows  in  usefulness.  Under  the  present  management  it  is  certainly  a  pleasure  to 
do  business  there,  as  expedition  is  made  a  feature  and  courtesy  and  polite  atten¬ 
tion  are  met  with  on  every  hand. 

Below  are  the  two  semi-annual  financial  reports  of  Recorder  Chase  for  1895: 


of  Samuel  B.  Chase,  Recorder  of 

!895: 


Total  receipts  for  record¬ 
ing  documents  Nos. 
2,140,932  to  2,227,706, 
both  inclusive,  making 

86,775  documents . $ 

Total  receipts  for  certified 
copies . 


FIFTH  SEMI-ANNUAL  REPORT 

Cook  County,  from  December  1,  1894,  to  May  31 


DISBURSEMENTS. 

PAY  ROLL  ABSTRACT  DEPARTMENT. 


85,419  IO 
1. 195  60 


Grand  total 


86,614  70 


December 
January  .  . 
February  . 
March .... 
April  .... 
May . 


1,082  48 
1,082  48 
1,082  48 
1,082  48 
1,038  56 
1,082  48 


DISBURSEMENTS. 

Deficit  December  1,  1894.$  2,930  77 

PAY  ROLL  for  CLERKS. 

December . $  7,231  44 

January .  7,389  77 

February  .  7,121  47 

March .  7,11418 

April .  7,233  95 

May .  7,396  43 


PAY  ROLL  FOLIO- WRITERS- 

December .  $ 

January . 

February  . 

March . 

April . 

May . 


6,450  96 


ABSTRACT  DEP’T. 

77  76 
51  87 

71  27 
85  23 
39  25 
67  22 


46,418  01 


PAY  ROLL  FOR  FOLIO-WRITERS. 


392  60 

To  be  charged  to  Special  Appropriation  of  $2, 500.00 
for  comparing  and  re-writing  Tract  book. 


December . $ 

5,704  22 

December . $ 

509  50 

January  . 

5,534  17 

January  . 

230  50 

February  . 

4U33  90 

February  . 

258  3+ 

March . 

5,554  56 

March  . . 

424  84 

April  . 

5,979  49 

April . 

198  09 

May . 

6,375  80 

May . 

228  50 

|  33,282  14 

—$ 

1,849  77 

Samuel  B.  Chase,  salary. $ 

2,500  00 

Samuel  B.  Chase,  salary. 

500  00 

2,500  00 

RECAPITULATION. 

Total  receipts  Recording 

ABSTRACT  DEPARTMENT. 

Department . 

$ 

86,614  7° 

Total  receipts  from  De- 

Total  receipts  Abstract 

cember  1,  1894,  to  May 

Department . 

4,627  25 

3U  1895 . 

$  4,627  20 

Total  receipts  box  rents. 

2,117  20 

Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions. 


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SIXTH  SEMI-ANNUAL  REPORT 

of  Samuel  B.  Chase,  Recorder  of  Deeds  of  Cook  County,  from  June  i,  1895,  to 
November  30,  1895  : 


RECAPITULATION. 
Total  Receipts  Recording 

Department .  $ 

Total  Receipts,  Abstract 
Department . 

TOTAL  DISBURSEMENTS. 
Pay  Rolls,  Recording  De¬ 
partment  . $  44,02838 

Pay  Rolls,  Folio  Depart¬ 
ment  .  35,073  49 


Pay  Rolls,  Abstract  De¬ 
partment  . $ 

87  236  so  Pay  Rolls,  Abstract  Folio 

Department . 

6,oiS  05  Pay  Rolls,  Special  Appro¬ 
priation  . 

Samuel  B.  Chase,  salary. 
Balance  to  Credit  of 
CookCounty . 


6,369  8S 

664  59 

657  67 
3,000  00 

3,48o  54 


I  93>274  55  $  93,274  55 


I52 


Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions. 


THE  NEW  COOK  COUNTY  JAIL. 


From  a  humanitarian  point  of  view  it  is  doubtless  unfortunate  that  such  things 
as  jails  are  necessary.  But  they  are  necessary  and  they  have  been  from  the  earliest 
days  of  mankind.  Being,  then,  a  needful  adjunct  of  social  conditions,  it  becomes 
advisable  to  have  such  institutions  built  and  arranged  on  the  best  possible  plans. 
To  do  this  it  is  necessary  to  have  a  man  at  the  helm  who  knows  his  business  and 
who  has  made  a  study  of  the  needs  of  human  frailty  in  this  line. 

For  this  vicinity,  for  the  County  of  Cook,  such  a  man  was  found  in  County 
Commissioner  Thomas  J.  McNichols.  He  was  brought  into  prominence  by  the 
excellent  ideas  he  advanced  and  the  energy  with  which  he  pushed  the  scheme  of 
having  the  water  mains  conducted  to  the  county  institution  at  Dunning.  It  is 
acknowledged  to  be  a  fact  that  no  other  feature  in  connection  with  this  establish¬ 
ment  has  been  so  beneficial  or  has  contributed  so  much  to  ameliorate  the  condition 
of  the  afflicted  consigned  there.  If  anything  else  were  needed  to  prove  its  value, 
the  recent  fire  in  the  laundry  at  this  institution  should  be  sufficient.  The  fact  that 
there  was  plenty  of  water  at  hand  with  which  to  fight  the  fire  went  a  long  way  in 
saving  the  institutions  from  a  total  loss,  and  not  only  saved  the  tax  payers  of  Cook 
County  from  financial  loss,  but  saved  the  inmates  from  much  suffering.  This  was 
all  the  result  of  the  labors  of  Mr.  McNichols,  who,  with  it  almost  seems  a  prophetic 
eye,  saw  the  calamity  coming  and  inaugurated  the  plan  of  salvation. 

Mr.  McNichols  was  made  chairman  of  the  building  committee  for  the  county 
buildings,  and  no  better  choice  could  have  been  made  in  consideration  of  the  fact 
that  a  new  jail  was  in  contemplation.  Mr.  McNichols  was  the  right  man  in  the 
right  place,  for  he  had  made  a  study  of  the  business  and  he  knew  just  what  was 
wanted. 

Dong  ago  it  had  been  recognized  as  a  fact  that  the  old  jail  in  Chicago  was  very 
far  from  meeting  its  requirements  and  that  a  new  building  was  necessary.  At  a 
meeting  of  the  Board  of  County  Commissioners,  held  in  January,  1895,  the  follow¬ 
ing  resolution  was  passed  : 

“Whereas,  The  building  now  occupied  as  a  jail  is  wholly  inadequate  for  the 
use  of  the  county,  and  is  a  constant  menace  to  the  lives  and  health  of  the  prisoners, 
as  well  as  the  officers  and  guards  employed  there.  Prisoners  with  dangerous  and 
contagious  diseases  are  confined  in  the  same  cell  with  well  persons,  and  the  condi¬ 
tions  are  such  as  should  not  exist  in  any  civilized  community.” 

Much  followed  this,  but  all  to  the  effect  that  a  new  jail  was  needed.  The  reso¬ 
lution  was  adopted  and  the  next  move  was  to  secure  a  plan  for  the  institution.  The 
county  architect  and  the  superintendent  of  public  service  were  instructed  to  adver¬ 
tise  for  bids.  Finally  these  bids  were  opened  and  among  the  successful  bidders 
were  Edward  J.  Molloy,  E.  Heldmaier  &  Co.,  August  Zander  Company,  James  A. 
Miller  &  Bro. ,  and  the  Evans  Marble  Co. 

Edward  J.  Molloy  had  the  contract  for  the  masonry  work.  The  reputation  of 
Mr.  Molloy  is  well  known,  and  the  excellence  of  his  methods  was  never  more  clearly 
shown  than  in  the  foundations  and  walls  he  put  up  for  this  new  jail.  Without  com¬ 
pletion,  without  a  roof,  or,  for  that  matter,  without  anything  like  an  adequate  pro¬ 
tection,  the  walls  and  foundations  have  stood  all  winter  without  settling  in  the 
least.  This,  in  Chicago,  where  rock  bottom  is  so  far  to  reach,  can  only  be  ex¬ 
pressed  as  the  work  of  an  expert. 

There  is  no  feature  of  any  building  which  attracts  so  much  attention  as  the 


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stonework.  E.  Heldmaier  &  Co.  have  in  this  line  achieved  a  great  reputation,  audit 
has  only  been  increased  by  what  they  have  done  in  connection  with  the  new  jail. 

In  the  construction  of  a  building  there  are  many  things  of  importance  which 
do  not  show  on  the  surface.  One  of  these  features  is  the  lathing  and  plastering. 
This  work  was  entrusted  to  the  August  Zander  Company,  and  these  people  used  both 
the  Turnbull  &  Cullerton  steel  lath  and  the  Monarch  fire-proof  lath,  manufactured  by 
the  Nowak  Construction  Company.  This  material  has  been  found  to  be  admirable 
for  the  purpose,  and  is  not  only  a  great  credit  to  the  inventor,  but  to  the  contractors 
who  use  it. 

The  roof  of  any  building  is  as  important  a  feature  as  any  other  part.  James  A. 
Miller  &  Bro.  have  made  a  study  of  this,  and  their  roofing  and  sheet  metal  work  has 
attracted  the  attention  of  builders  all  over  the  country. 

There  is  no  reason  why  even  an  institution  for  the  confinement  of  criminals 
should  not  be  to  a  certain  extent  embellished.  While  it  is  not  necessary  nor  desir¬ 
able  that  this  feature  should  prevail  to  the  same  extent  as  in  a  private  residence, 
there  is  no  reason  why  it  should  be  entirely  excluded  from  the  plans  of  such  a  build¬ 
ing  as  the  Cook  County  Jail.  It  was  for  this  reason  that  the  Evans  Marble  Company 
were  given  the  contract  for  the  decorative  mosaic  work  in  this  building.  It  was  the 
excellence  of  their  work  in  other  places  which  secured  for  them  this  contract.  It 
goes  without  saying  that  such  a  firm,  with  a  good  reputation  to  sustain,  would  not 
fail  to  do  themselves  credit  in  a  contract  on  so  important  a  building  as  the  Cook 
County  Jail. 


Salary  appropriations  for  1896. 

One  of  the  important  and  interesting  features  in  connection  with  the  County 
Institutions  is  the  number  of  employes,  their  duties  and  the  salary  each  one  receives. 
This  is  particularly  interesting  matter  to  the  public,  and  it  is  the  duty  of  every  tax 


payer  to  make  a  study  of  it,  as  it  is  from 
Below  is  a  table  showing  practically 
for  1896  : 

COUNTY  HOSPITAL. 


Salaries 
per  year. 

1  warden . $  2,500  00 

1  chief  clerk .  9500  00 

1  bookkeeper .  900  00 

2  receiving  clerks .  1,200  00 

1  night  clerk .  600  00 

1  night  supervisor .  600  00 

1  registrar .  900  00 

1  custodian .  720  00 

1  druggist .  900  00 

1  assistant  druggist .  720  00 

1  druggist’s  helper .  360  00 

2  custodians  of  instruments .  720  00 

2  housekeepers  ...  .  960  00 

1  head  painter .  636  00 

3  painters .  1,620  00 

2  carpenters .  i,272  00 

1  mattress  maker .  480  00 

1  storekeeper .  720  00 

1  baker .  600  00 

1  assistant  baker .  480  00 

1  cook .  660  00 

1  cook .  600  00 

1  assistant  cook .  300  00 


his  pocket  the  money  conies. 

the  salaries  of  Cook  County  Institutions, 


Salaries 
per  year. 

i  cook,  night . $  360  00 

1  butcher .  480  00 

4  car  men .  1,440  00 

1  gardener .  540  00 

1  laundryman .  420  00 

3  assistant  laundrymen .  720  00 

1  bathroom  clerk,  male .  360  00 

1  bathroom  clerk,  female .  300  00 

1  barn  foreman .  420  00 

3  teamsters .  1,080  00 

1  ambulance  man .  240  00 

1  undertaker .  360  00 

1  assistant  undertaker .  300  00 

1  coffin  maker .  480  00 

1  morgue  keeper .  360  00 

1  weigher .  6co  00 

1  head  porter .  360  00 

6  porters .  1,800  00 

3  doorkeepers .  1,080  00 

2  watchmen .  600  00 

2  laborers .  720  00 

1  janitor .  3°°  00 

7  window  cleaners .  1,680  00 

1  fumigator .  240  00 


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2  messengers  . $ 

1  chief  engineer . 

3  assistant  engineers . 

2  electric  engineers . 

3  firemen  . 

3  firemen,  6  months . 

3  coal  and  ash  wheelers . 

3  coal  and  ash  wheelers,  6  months.  .  . 

1  boiler  washer . 

1  steamfitter . 

1  assistant  steamfitter . 

1  plumber . 

1  assistant  plumber . 

1  sewer  man . 

3  elevator  men . 

1  head  seamstress . 

2  sewing  machine  women . 

3  linen  room  women . 

r  laundress . 

2  wash  room  women . 

2  dry  room  women . 

1  head  ironer . 

2  shirt  ironers . 

9  ironers . 

4  manglers  . 

30  scrubwomen . 

1  head  waitress . 

6  waitresses . 

3  chambermaids . 

1  woman,  to  help  baker . 

3  tin  washers . 

4  nurses . 

3  nurses . 

Illinois  Training  School  for  Nurses, 

nursing  in  Wards  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6, 

7,  8,  9,  10,  13,  14,  20,  22  and  24, 
and  Contageous  Diseases  Ward, 
including  all  special  nursing.... 

DETENTION  hospital. 

1  county  physician . $ 

1  assistant  county  physician . 

1  clerk . 

1  matron . 

1  janitor . 

6  attendants,  male . 

6  attendants,  female . 

3  attendants,  children’s  ward . 

1  cook . 

1  assistant  cook . 

2  waitresses . 

1  scrub  woman . 


Salaries 
per  year. 

480  OO 
1,200  00 
2,160,00 
1,440  00 
1,440  00 

720  OO 
I,o8o  OO 
540  OO 
360  OO 
792  00 
480  OO 
792  OO 
480  Oo 
360  OO 
1,440  OO 
300  OO 
432  OO 
648  OO 
240  OO 
432  OO 
43 2  00 
300  00 
432  00 
1,620  00 
720  00 
6,480  00 
240  00 
1,296  00 
540  00 
180  00 
648  00 
1,200  00 
720  00 


200  00 


2,000  00 
900  00 
720  00 
420  00 
.540  00 
1,800  00 
1,800  00 
900  00 
360  00 
240  00 
384  00 
216  00 


Salaries  for  Hospital  and  Detention 

Hospital . 98,29200 


GENERAL  SUPERINTENDENT  AT  DUNNING. 


I  general  superintendent . $  2,50000 

1  chief  clerk .  1,200  00 

1  chief  engineer .  1,200  00 

1  general  bookkeeper  and  storekeeper  900  00 

1  assistant  storekeeper .  420  00 

1  assistant  storekeeper .  360  00 

1  stenographer .  300  00 

1  druggist .  720  00 

1  assistant  druggist .  480  00 

2  steamfitters .  1,584  00 

2  helpers .  720  00 

2  plumbers .  1,584  00 

2  helpers .  720  00 

1  head  painter . 636  00 

1  gardener . 540  00 

1  assistant  gardener .  360  00 


Salaries 
per  year. 

i  mason  and  plasterer . $  720  00 

1  electrician .  480  00 

2  carpenters .  1,272  00 

1  butcher .  600  co 

1  helper .  300  00 

1  inattressmaker .  420  00 

2  helpers .  360  00 

2  tinsmiths .  600  00 

1  assistant  painter,  for  six  months. . .  300  00 

1  glazier  and  repairer .  300  00 

1  calciminer .  420  00 

1  teamster .  300  00 

1  telephone  messenger .  216  00 

1  driver .  120  00 

1  bus  driver .  120  00 


$  20,752  00 

1  physician  (male) . $  1,200  00 

1  assistant  physician  (male) .  600  00 

1  physician  (female) .  1,200  00 

1  assistant  physician  (female) .  600  00 

3  assistant  engineers .  2,160  00 

3  firemen .  1,440  co 

3  firemen  for  five  mouths .  600  00 

1  supervisor .  720  00 

1  assistant  supervisor .  360  00 

1  supervisoress .  4S0  00 

1  assistant  supervisoress .  360  00 

i  housekeeper .  480  00 

1  assistant  housekeeper .  360  00 

1  first  cook .  660  00 

1  second  cook .  600  00 

1  third  cook .  300  00 

1  night  cook .  240  00 

1  first  baker .  600  00 

1  second  baker . 480  00 

2  car  men .  600  00 

1  laundryman .  420  00 

1  assistant  laundryman .  300  00 

1  laundress .  300  00 

3  assistant  laundresses .  648  00 

1  seamstress .  360  00 

3  assistant  seamstresses .  720  00 

1  assistant,  steam  kitchen .  300  00 

1  general  repairer .  360  00 

1  outside  night  watchman .  300  00 

88  attendants .  31,680  co 

6  diningroom  girls .  1,152  00 

1  tailor .  360  00 

1  bath  room  man .  360  00 

1  marker .  360  00 

1  furniture  repairer .  360  00 

1  outside  foreman .  360  00 

1  inside  foreman . 360  00 

1  lawn  man .  360  00 

1  day  police .  360  00 


$  53,46o  00 

POOR  HOUSE. 

i  physician  (male) . $  1,20000 

1  assistant  physician . ,  . . . .  600  00 

1  physician,  female .  1,200  00 

1  supervisor .  720  00 

1  supervisoress .  480  00 

1  housekeeper .  480  00 

1  general  office  clerk  and  time  keeper  900  00 

3  assistant  engineers .  2,160  00 

3  firemen  .  1,440  00 

1  general  repairer .  360  00 

1  tailor  .  360  co 

1  seamstress .  360  00 


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Salaries 
per  year. 

i  assistant  seamstress . $  240  00 

1  janitress .  240  00 

1  bath-room  man .  360  00 

2  dining-room  girls .  3S4  00 

1  laundryman .  420  00 

1  laundress .  300  00 

1  assistant  laundress .  216  00 

1  first  baker .  600  00 

1  second  baker .  480  00 

1  first  cook .  660  00 

1  second  cook .  600  00 

1  cooks’  helper .  300  00 

3  nurses .  900  00 

17  nurses .  4,080  00 

6  watchmen .  i,8oo  00 

1  farmer  .  600  00 

X  assistant  farmer .  300  00 

3  farm  hands,  when  required .  720  00 

1  yard  man .  300  00 

1  outside  night  watchman .  300  00 

1  telephone  messenger .  216  00 

1  pig-pen  man .  120  00 


$  24,396  00 

PAY  OF  NURSES. 

And  it  is  directed  that  the  nurses  in  the  Poor 
House  be  paid  $ 18.00  per  month  for  the  first  three 
months  of  service,  $ 20.00  per  month  for  the  second 
three  months  of  service,  and  the  amount  so  appro¬ 
priated  thereafter;  and  that  attendants  in  Insane 
Asylum  be  paid  $20  00  per  month  for  the  first 
three  months,  $25.00  per  month  for  the  second 
three  months,  and  $30.00  per  month  thereafter, 
and  that  the  General  Superintendent  designate  on 
his  pay-roll  the  length  of  time  attendents  have 
been  in  service  of  the  County. 

TOTAL  SALARIES. 


General  Superintendent . $  20,752  00 

Insane  Asylum .  53,460  00 

Poor  House .  24,396  00 


Total . $ 

COUNTY  AGENT’S  OFFICE. 

i  county  agent . $ 

1  assistant  county  agent .  .... 

1  secretary . 

1  clerk  branch  office . 

1  bookkeeper .  . 

1  out-put  man . 

1  night  watchman . 

Necessary  visitors  and  clerks  (to  be  de¬ 
termined  by  order  of  Board),  $3.00 

per  day . 

10  physicians,  (they  to  furnish  medi¬ 
cine)  . 


98,608  00 

2,000  00 
1,500  00 
1,200  00 
1,200  00 
1,200  00 
1,200  00 
540  00 


10,000  00 
4,200  00 


$  23.040  00 

CUSTODIAN  AND  COUNX'Y  EMPLOYES  — COURT 
HOUSE. 


i  custodian . $  1,800  00 

1  clerk .  900  00 

8  elevator  men .  7,200  00 

12  watchmen .  9,360  00 

16  janitors .  11,52000 

4  window  cleaners .  2,880  00 

20  janitresses .  10,800  00 

1  chief  engineer .  1,500  00 

3  assistant  engineers .  2,700  00 

5  firemen  .  3,600  00 

1  fireman  (6  months) .  360  00 

1  pumpman .  720  00 


2  carpenters . $ 

1  coal  passer . 

1  plumber . . 

1  steam  fitter  at  Court  House  and 
Criminal  Court . 


Salaries 
per  year. 
I,8oo  OO 

720  OO 

1,020  OO 
1,000  OO 


$  57,880  OO 

CUSTODIAN  AND  COUNTY  EMPLOYES  — CRIMINAL 


COURT  BUILDING. 

1  custodian . •. . $  1,800  00 

4  elevator  men .  3,600  00 

8  watchmen .  6,240  00 

11  janitors .  7,920  00 

2  window  cleaneis .  1,440  00 

15  janitresses .  8,100  00 

1  chief  engineer .  1,500  00 

3  assistant  engineers .  2,700  00 

5  firemen .  3,600  00 

1  fireman,  6  months .  360  00 

1  pumpman .  720  00 

2  carpenters .  1,800  00 

1  plumber .  1,020  00 

1  coal  passer .  720  00 


$  4U520  00 

sheriff’s  office. 

1  chief  deputy . $  3,600  00 

1  chief  clerk .  2,500  00 

1  jailer .  2,000  00 

2  assistant  jailers .  3,000  00 

30  deputies .  60,000  00 

1  real  estate  clerk .  1,800  00 

1  execution  clerk .  1,800  00 

r  summons  clerk  . .  1,800  00 

1  assistant  summons  clerk .  1,200  00 

1  general  clerk .  1,200  00 

5  office  clerks .  5, 000  °° 

1  jail  clerk  .  1,500  00 

1  assistant  (ail  clerk .  1,000  00 

95  bailiffs .  119,700  00 

34  jail  guards .  34,000  00 

1  typewriter .  720  00 

1  messenger .  720  00 

1  office  watchman .  780  00 

3  matrons  in  jail .  1,800  00 

1  laundress .  480  00 


2  elevator  men,  for  new  elevators  at 

Criminal  Court,  carrying  prisoners  1,800  00 

$  246,400  00 

OFFICE  SUPERINTENDENT  OF  PUBLIC  SERVICE. 


i  superintendent  of  public  service...  $  4,000  00 

1  chief  clerk .  2,000  00 

1  auditor .  1,800  00 

1  bookkeeper .  1,500  00 

1  assistant  bookkeeper .  1,200  00 

1  secretary .  1,500  00 

1  clerk  and  buyer .  1,500  00 

1  messenger .  720  00 

I  typewriter .  720  00 

r  foreman  of  repairs .  1,200  00 


$  16,140  00 

COUNTY  BOARD. 

i  county  commissioner,  president 

Board . $  4, 200  00 

14  county  commissioners .  42,000  00 

1  committee  clerk .  2,500  00 

1  county  electrician .  1,200  00 

1  chief  jury  clerk .  1,200  00 

2  assistant  jury  clerks .  1,800  00 

$  52,9°°  00 


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comptroller’s  office  and  clerk  of  the 

BOARD  OF  COUNTY  COMMISSIONERS. 


•  Salaries 
per  year. 

i  Deputy  Comptroller  and  Clerk  of 

County  Board . $  3,600  00 

1  chief  clerk  and  bookkeeper .  2,500  00 

1  minute  clerk  and  record  writer. . . .  2,000  00 

1  bill  clerk .  2,000  00 

1  cashier .  .  1,500  00 

1  assistant  bookkeeper  and  general 

clerk .  1,500  00 

1  comptroller’s  clerk .  1,350  00 

1  janitress .  540  00 


$  14,990  00 

OFFICE  OF  STATE’S  ATTORNEY. 

1  state’s  attorney . $  6,600  00 

2  assistants .  8,000  00 

1  assistant .  3,000  00 

2  assistants .  4,800  00 

4  assistants .  7,200  00 

Stenography  and  typewriting  work. .  7,50000 

Extra  help,  when  required,  provided 

the  salary  of  no  one  person  shall 

exceed  $250.00  per  month .  5,300  00 

$  42,400  00 

OFFICE  OF  THE  COUNTY  ATTORNEY. 

i  County  Attorney . $  4,000  00 

1  First  Assistant  County  Attorney.  . .  1,800  00 

1  Second  Assistant  County  Attorney.  1,800  00 

1  assistant  and  clerk .  1,200  00 

1  stenographer .  600  00 


$  9,400  00 


OFFICE  OF  THE  COUNTY  SUPERINTENDENT  OF 


SCHOOLS. 

2  assistant  superintendents . $  4,000  00 

1  clerk . . .  900  00 


$  4,900  co 

CLERK  OF  THE  CRIMINAL  COURT. 

i  chief  clerk . $  2,500  00 

1  assistant  chief  clerk .  1,800  00 

3  record  writers .  5  400  00 

1  general  record  writer .  1,800  00 

1  fee  and  process  clerk .  1,50000 

4  court  clerks .  4,800  00 

1  platter  and  officer  clerk .  i,5°°  00 

1  cashier  and  quasi  criminal  record 

writer .  1,500  00 

7  office  clerks .  8,400  00 

5  general  clerks .  5, 000  00 

1  judgment  clerk .  ...  1,200  00 

2  execution  clerks .  3, 000  00 

1  indictment  record  writer .  1,000  00 

2  vault  clerks .  2  000  00 

1  assistant  record  writer .  1,500  00 

1  bond  clerk  .  1,200  00 

1  venire  clerk .  1,000  00 

1  docket  clerk .  1,000  00 

1  messenger  and  stenographer .  900  00 


$  47, coo  00 

ELECTION  COMMISSIONERS. 

3  election  commissioners . $  4,500  00 

1  chief  clerk .  3, 500  00 

Election  purposes .  70,00000 


$  78,000  00 

CIVIL  SERVICE  COMMISSION. 

3  civil  service  commissioners . $  4,500  00 


SUMMARY. 

Salaries. 

Hospital  and  Detention  Hospital  ....$  98,292  00 

General  Superintendent  of  County  In¬ 


stitutions,  Dunning .  20,752  00 

Insane  Asylum .  53,460  00 

Poor  House  and  Poor  Farm .  24,396  00 

County  Agent .  23,040  00 

Custodian  Court  House .  57,880  00 

Custodian  Criminal  Court .  41,520  00 

Sheriff .  246,400  00 

Superintendent  Public  Service .  16,140  00 

County  Board  and  Jury  clerks .  52,900  00 

Comptroller .  14,990  00 

State’s  Attorney .  42,400  00 

County  Attorney  .  9,400  00 

County  Superintendent  of  Schools...  4,900  00 

Clerk  Criminal  Court .  47,000  00 

Election  Commissioners .  78,000  00 

Civil  Service  Commission .  4,500  00 

Count}'  Clerk . 

County  Treasurer . 

Recorder . 


Recorder,  Torrens  Land  System  De¬ 
partment  . 

Clerk  Circuit  Court . 

Clerk  Superior  Court . 

Clerk  Probate  Court . 

Coroner  . 

$  835,970  00 

COUNTY  TREASURER’S  OFFICE. 


i  Assistant  Treasurer . $  4,000  00 

1  cashier .  2,400  00 

1  assistant  cashier .  1,800  00 

1  bookkeeper .  3,600  00 

1  assistant  bookkeeper .  1,800  00 

1  assistant  bookkeeper .  1,500  00 

1  chief  clerk .  2,500  00 

1  assistant  chief  clerk .  2,000  00 

3  receiving  tellers .  5,400  00 

3  clerks,  first  grade .  4,950  00 

3  clerks,  second  grade .  4,320  00 

1  stenographer .  1,200  00 

1  messenger .  720  00 

2  day  watchmen .  r,56o  00 

2  night  watchmen .  U560  00 

1  draughtsman .  1,500  00 

1  assistant  draughtsman  .  1,200  00 

1  mail  clerk .  1,500  00 

FOR  EIGHT  MONTHS. 

4  assistant  chief  clerks . $  4,32o  00 

2  receiving  tellers .  2,400  00 

15  clerks,  first  grade .  15,600  00 

20  clerks,  second  grade .  18,400  00 

10  messengers  (cash  clerks) .  3,600  00 

EXTRA  MEN  BY  THE  DAY. 

75  men  to  be  employed  as  required 

($3.00  to  I4.00  per  day) . $  93,900  00 

NIGHT  AND  SUNDAY  WORK. 

During  the  month  of  March,  25  men.,{  2,600  00 

During  the  month  of  April,  60  men. .  6,240  00 

During  the  month  of  May,  60  men.  . .  6,480  00 

During  the  month  of  June,  15  men  . .  1,500  00 

During  the  month  of  July,  15  men. .  .  1,620  00 

During  the  month  of  August,  15  men  1,620  00 

During  the  month  ofSeptember,5  men  500  00 

During  the  month  of  October,  5  men  .  540  00 


$  202,830  00 


Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions. 


J5  7 


COUNTY  CLERK’S  OFFICE.  Salaries 

per  year. 

I  chief  deputy . $  3,000  00 

1  cashier .  2,000  00 

1  bookkeeper .  2,000  00 

1  deputy,  redemption  department ... .  1,800  00 

7  assistant  deputies,  redemption  de¬ 
partment  .  10,500  00 

1  deputy,  tax  sales .  1,500  00 

1  deputy,  tax  extension .  2,000  00 

1  assistant  deputy,  tax  extension  ....  1,650  00 

1  assistant  deputy,  tax  extension  and 

railroad  tax .  1,500  00 

1  railroad  warrant  clerk .  1,50000 

1  deputy,  marriage  license .  1.500  00 

1  assistant  deputy,  marriage  license. .  1,200  00 

1  deputy,  vital  statistics .  1,200  00 

1  assistant  deputy,  vital  statistics.  .  . .  1,200  00 

1  map  clerk .  1,650  00 

3  assistant  map  clerks .  3,600  00 

1  vault  clerk,  Tst .  1,200  00 

1  vault  clerk,  2d .  900  00 

1  vault  clerk,  books  and  papeis  .  1,500  00 

1  stenographer .  1,200  00 

1  watchman,  day .  720  00 

1  watchman,  night .  840  00 

107  extra  men  on  tax  extension,  spe¬ 
cial  assessments  and  tax  sales, etc., 
at  $3  to  $4  per  day,  according  to 
qualification .  133,96400 


1  general  man  on  tax  extension,  spe¬ 
cial  assessments  and  tax  sales  at 
$125  per  month,  $1,500  per  year. 
(This  amount  to  be  taken  from 
the  appropriation  of  107  extra 
men.) 

CLERK  OF  COUNTY  COURT. 


I  chief  clerk . $  2,50000 

1  assistant  chief  clerk .  1,650  00 

1  record  writer .  1,800  00 

1  record  writer,  special  assessments..  1,800  00 

1  process  clerk . . .  1,600  00 

1  minute  clerk .  1,410  00 

1  minute  clerk .  1,410  00 

10  extra  men  on  special  assessment 

work  at  $3  and  $4  per  day .  12,520  00  • 


1  general  man  on  special  assessment 
work  at  $125  per  month,  $1,500 
per  year.  (This  amount  to  be  paid 
from  the  appropriation  of  10  ex¬ 
tra  men.) 

Salaries  for  County  Clerk  and  Clerk 


of  County  Court . $  202,814  00 

CLERK  OF  CIRCUIT  COURT. 

i  chief  clerk . $  2,500  00 

1  bookkeeper  and  cashier .  2,400  00 

2  execution  clerks . 3,600  00 

3  common  law  record  writers .  5,400  00 

1  assistant  law  record  writer .  1,500  00 

4  chancery  record  writers .  7,200  00 

1  judgment  record  writer .  1,650  00 

4  decree  record  writers .  6,000  00 

1  condemnation  record  writer .  1,500  00 

1  recording  clerk .  1,500  00 

7  common  law  minute  clerks .  9,240  00 

1  vault  clerk .  900  00 

8  general  clerks .  9,600  00 

14  office  clerks  .  14,000  00 

2  transcript  clerks .  2,400  00 

1  lien  docket  clerk .  i,5°o  00 

For  extra  help  for  records  and  tran¬ 
scripts  $4  per  day .  2,500  00 

$  73.390  00 


CLERK  OF  SUPERIOR  COURT. 

Salaries 
per  year. 

i  chief  clerk . $  2,500  00 

1  bookkeeper  and  cashier .  2,400  00 

2  execution  clerks .  3,600  00 

3  law  record  writers .  5,400  00 

1  assistant  law  record  writer .  1,500  00 

2  chancery  minute  clerks  and  record 

writers .  3, 600  00 

1  judgment  record  writer .  1,650  00 

2  decree  record  writers .  3, 000  00 

1  condemnation  record  writer .  1,500  00 

1  recording  clerk .  1,500  00 

6  common  law  minute  clerks .  7,920  00 

1  vault  and  file  clerk .  1,000  00 

10  office  clerks .  10,000  00 

6  general  clerks .  7,200  00 

Extra  help  for  folio  work,  etc.,  as  re¬ 
quired,  not  exceeding  in  the  ag¬ 
gregate  625  days’  work .  2,500  00 


$  55,270  00 

CLERK  OF  PROBATE  COURT. 

3  assistants  to  Judge . $  7,500  00 

1  chief  clerk .  2,500  00 

1  cashier .  1,800  00 

5  record  writers  ....  9,000  00 

1  fee  and  process  clerk  .  1,800  00 

1  entry  clerk .  1,800  00 

1  general  clerk .  1,600  00 

2  docket  clerks .  2,640  00 

1  claim  clerk .  1,200  00 

1  citation  clerk .  1,400  00 

1  transcript  clerk .  1,400  00 

1  comparer .  1,400  00 

10  clerks,  $3.00  to  $4.00  per  day  ....  12,536  00 

6  recording  warrant  and  appraisement 

clerks .  6,600  00 

1  file  clerk .  1,200  00 

2  file  clerks .  2,200  00 

3  clerks .  3,000  00 

1  stenographer .  1,200  00 

2  general  clerks .  2,400  00 


$  63,176  00 

CORONER’S  office. 

1  Coroner . $  5,000  00 

1  chief  deputy .  2,500  00 

1  deputy  and  physician .  2,000  00 

9  deputy  coroners . 13,500  00 

1  clerk .  1,200  00 

1  clerk  at  morgue  .  900  00 

1  morgue  keeper .  600  00 

1  assistant  morgue  keeper .  360  co 


$  26,060  00 

RECORDER’S  office. 

1  chief  deputy . • . $  2,500  00 

1  superintendent,  folio  department.  .  .  1,800  00 

1  assistant  superintendent,  folio  de¬ 
partment .  1,100  00 

1  chief  comparer,  folio  department..  1,500  00 

18  comparers,  folio  department .  18,000  00 

1  bookkeeper  and  cashier .  1,800  00 

1  receiving  clerk .  1,650  00 

1  assistant  receiving  clerk  .  .  .  1,200  00 

1  delivery  clerk .  1,400  00 

1  assistant  delivery  clerk .  1,200  00 

2  box  and  distributing  clerks .  2,20000 

1  original  entry  clerk .  1,500  00 

2  assistant  original  entry  clerks .  2,400  co 

1  grantor  index  clerk .  1,500  00 

1  assistant  grantor  index  clerk .  1,200  00 


Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions. 


158 


1  grantee  index  clerk . $ 

1  assistant  grantee  index  clerk . 

1  chattel  index  clerk . 

3  book  and  paging  clerks . 

1  book  clerk . 

1  book  clerk . 

1  draughtsman  and  map  clerk . 

3  assistant  map  clerks . 

1  superintendent,  examining  and 

vault  department . 

1  vault  clerk . 

1  vault  clerk . . . 

I  examining  clerk . 

1  superintendent  track  indices . 

1  assistant  superintendent  track  in¬ 
dices  . . . 

1  track  index  poster . 

5  assistant  track  index  posters . 

3  original  sheet  track  index  clerks.  .  . 

1  original  sheet  track  index  com¬ 
parer  . 

1  reviser  re-transcribed  indices . 

1  assistant  reviser  re-transcribed  in¬ 
dices  . 

8  re-transcribing  clerks . 

1  watchman  . 

1  janitress . 

1  messenger . 

1  superintendent  abstract  department 

2  abstract  makers . 

2  assistant  abstract  makers . 

1  tax  clerk . 

1  judgment  clerk,  courts . 

1  assistant  judgment  clerk . 

1  judgment  clerk,  office . 

1  assistant  judgment  clerk,  office.... 

3  scrub  women . 

Folio  writers,  4j£  cents  per  folio  for 

regular  folio  work  and  5  cents 

when  comparing . 

For  comparing,  perfecting  and  re¬ 
writing  track  books . 


$ 


Salaries 

per  year. 

1,500 

00 

1,200 

00 

1,200 

00 

G> 

Go 

O 

O 

00 

1,000 

00 

900 

00 

1,400 

00 

3,600 

00 

ADDITIONAL  HELP  ALLOWED  BY  ORDER  OK  COURT 
FOR  TORRENS  LAND  SYSTEM. 

The  following  to  be  paid  out  of  the  actual  re¬ 
ceipts  in  the  registrar’s  office,  and  in  no  case  shall 
the  amount  paid  for  salaries  exceed  the  actual  re¬ 
ceipts  in  this  department. 

Estimated  receipts  by  ex-officio  Regis¬ 
trar,  Registrar  Department . $  42,50000 

$31,750  of  the  actual  receipts  is  appropriated  for 
salaries  as  follows: 


1.500  00 
1,000  00 

900  00 
1,200  00 
1,650  00 

1,320  00 
1,200  00 

5.500  00 
3  300  00 

1,200  00 

1.500  00 

1,100  00 
8,800  00 
780  00 
540  00 
600  00 
1,650  00 


3  examiners  (attorneys) . . 

1  chief  deputy . . 

1  register  and  application  clerk  . 

1  cashier  . 

2  chainmen . 

1  judgment  clerk 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
t 
1 


assistant  judgment  clerk . 

track  index  clerk . 

alphabetical  and  transfer  clerk.  .  . 

keeper  of  vault . 

publication  clerk . 

inspector  of  premises . 

tax  and  special  assessment  clerk. 


Salaries 
per  year. 

15,000  OO 
1,500  OO 
1,500  OO 
750  00 
3,000  OO 
1,300  OO 

1,200  OO 
1,300  OO 
1,300  OO 
1,200  OO 
1,200  OO 
1,200  OO 
1,300  OO 


$  3U750  OO 

SUMMARY  OK  ESTIMATES  OF  RESOURCES  OUTSIDE 
OF  TAX  LEVY,  AND  SALARIES  TO  BE 
PAID  THEREFROM. 

Estimate  Estimate 


00 

of  receipts. 

of  salaries. 

00 

00 

Jurors  and  witness  fees, 
etc . 

$ 

225,000 

00 

OO 

OO 

Salaries  Judges  of  all 
Courts  of  Record . 

1 12,000 

00 

00 

County  Treasurer’s  office.^ 

330,000  OO 

202,830 

00 

00 

Recorder’s  office . 

180,000  OO 

179,250 

00 

00 

Registrar  department .... 
County  Clerk’s  office  and 
Clerk  County  Court.  . . 

42,500  OO 

31.750 

00 

220,000  OO 

202,814 

00 

00 

Clerk  of  Circuit  Court.  .  . 

170,000  OO 

73.390 

00 

Clerk  of  Superior  Court. 

100,000  00 

55.270 

00 

00 

Clerk  of  Probate  Court.  . 

100,000  00 

63,176 

00 

Coroner . 

1,000  00 
1,000  00 

26,060 

00 

00 

Clerk  of  Criminal  Court. 

Sheriff . 

50,000  00 
,194,500  00$ 

$h 

1,171.540  00 

Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions. 


r59 


INDEX. 


PAGE 

County  Commissioners  and  Committees.  .  .  5 

Commissioners’  Districts .  7 

County  Officers  and  Heads  of  Departments  7 

Directory  of  County  Court  House .  9 

Directory  of  County  Criminal  Court  Bldg..  9 

Rules  of  Board  of  County  Commissioners. .  74-82 

Rules  of  Board  of  County  Civil  Service 

Commissioners .  82,83 

Report  of  County  Agent .  89,  90 

Report  of  County  Attorney .  99-1 10 

Report  of  County  Comptroller . 84-88 

Report  of  County  Clerk . 1 13-117 

Report  of  Clerk  of  County  Court .  118 

Report  of  Clerk  of  County  Circuit  Court. .  119 

Report  of  Clerk  of  County  Criminal  Court  12 1 
Report  of  County  Coroner . *...129-132 


PAGE 

Report  of  County  Hospital .  91-95 

Report  of  County  Insane  Asylum  and  Poor 

House .  96-98 

Report  of  County  Jail . 152, 153 

Report  of  President  of  Board  of  County 

Commissioners .  48-72 

Report  of  County  Probate  Court  Clerk.  .  .123-124 

Report  of  County  Recorder . 148-151 

Report  of  County  Superior  Court  Clerk.  .  120 

Report  of  County  Supt.  of  Schools . hi,  112 

Report  of  State’s  Attorney  Cook  County. .  122 

Report  of  Sheriff  Cook  County . 125-128 

Report  of  Treasurer  Cook  County . 133-147 

Salary  Appropriations  for  1896 . 153-158 

The  New  Cook  County  Jail . 152-153 


INDEX  TO  ILLUSTRATIONS. 


PAGE 


Allen,  Oscar  D .  17 

Anderson,  W.  D.  S . . .  71 

Burmeister,  Charles .  13 

Beer,  Henry  J .  17 

Burdett,  Samuel  M .  55 

Baird,  F.  S .  75 

Cunning,  John  N .  13 

Cossman,  Meyer .  31 

County  Court  House .  33 

County  Criminal  Court  Building .  35 

County  Jail .  37 

County  Hospital,  Bird’s  Eye  View .  91 

County  Hospital,  East  End .  39 

County  Hospital,  West  End .  41 

County  Detention  Hospital .  43 

County  Morgue .  45 

County  Poor  House .  47 

County  Insane  Asylum  (Administration  Build¬ 
ing) .  49 

County  Insane  Asylum,  End  Ward .  51 

County  Insane  Asylum,  Detached  Ward .  53 

Cooper,  Obijah  O .  61 

Chase,  Samuel  B .  69 

Carter,  Orrin  N .  73 

Fortner,  E.  C .  43 

Graham,  James  H .  39 

Gaulter,  Frank  J .  57 

Griffen,  Stephen  D .  63 

Healy,  Daniel  D .  11 

Hertz,  Henry  E .  25 

lies,  Robt.  S .  27 

Jones,  Theodore  W .  1 7 


PAGE 


Jamieson,  T.  N .  19 

Kunstman,  Gustav  W .  13 

Knopf,  Philip .  25 

Kern,  Jacob  J .  67 

Kochersperger,  D.  H .  71 

Finn,  John  A .  15 

Morrison,  James  D .  55 

Magerstadt,  E.  J .  59 

Mack,  Douis  H .  13 

Muun,  James  M .  13 

Martin,  David .  15 

Monaghan.  James  E .  21 

Miller,  Leslie  H .  23 

Millner,  Warren  H .  29 

Mandelbaum,  M.  R .  41 

Morgan,  Geo.  E .  47 

McNichols,  Thomas  J .  15 

McArthy,  E.  J .  23 

McNichols,  J.  E .  45 

Northam,  Edward  D .  55 

Oleson,  Geo.  S .  31 

Pasdeloup,  Charles  F .  31 

Pease,  James .  65 

Peters,  Charles  N .  65 

Powell,  Isaac  N .  75 

Ritter,  John .  15 

Struckman,  George .  17 

Simon,  Robert  M .  25 

Unold,  George  D .  15 

Whitman,  John  L .  65 

Wheelock,  W.  W .  75 


i6o 


Hand  Book  of  Cook  County  Institutions. 


INDEX  TO  ADVERTISEMENTS. 


PAGE 

Anderson  Co.,  The  Carl .  14 

Armour  &  Co .  38 

American  Exchange  National  Bank .  40 

Bramliall,  Deane  &  Co . 42 

Carson,  Pirie,  Scott  &  Co .  6 

Congress  Construction  Co .  14 

Connelly,  Thomas .  14 

Central  Electric  Company .  22 

Chicago  Edison  Company . .■ .  24 

Chicago  Telephone  Company .  24 

Chicago  &  Eastern  Illinois  R.  R .  26 

Chicago  Photo  Engraving  Co .  34 

Crescent  Coal  and  Mining  Co  .  46 

Dayton  Bicycle . back  fly  leaf 

Davis  Sewing  Machine  Co . back  fly  leaf 

Durand  &  Kasper  Co .  18 

Donohue  &  Co.,  John  A .  28 

Duffy,  Joseph  J .  34 

Deane,  Huot.  Brooks  &  Moneuse  Co .  42 

Economical  Storage  Co . back  fly  leaf 

Excelsior  Laundry  Co .  4 

Eos  (The  Wonder  of  the  age) .  20 

Evans  Marble  Company .  22 

Edwards  Mfg.  Co.,  W.  S . .  .  .  30 

Eddy  Foundry  Co.,  R.  M .  42 

Fenton  Metallic  Manufacturing  Co .  2 

Fowler,  John  P .  32 

Friedman’s  Oleomargarine .  42 

Goodyear  Rubber  Co .  4 

Gutta  Percha  &  Rubber  Mfg.  Co.,  The .  12 

Garden  City  Sand  Co .  20 

Gunthorp- Warren  Printing  Co.,  The .  32 

Golsen,  Heisen  &  Company .  38 

Heldmaier  &  Co.,  E .  6 

Hebard’s  .  12 

Hoyff  Company,  W.  M .  18 

Henderson  &  Co.,  C.  M  .  30 

Hanson,  C.  H .  32 

Henrici,  Philip .  34 

Katz,  Weil  &  May .  44 

Leyden  &  Collins . back  fly  leaf 

Lewin  &  Son,  A .  22 

Loveday  &  Von  Der  Heide .  44 


Metropolitan  Electric  Company,  inside  front  cover 


PAGE 

Merriell  Bros .  4 

Monon  Route .  10 

Morris  &  Co.,  Nelson .  12 

Miller,  James  A.  &  Bro .  14 

Mackolite  Fire  Proofing  Co .  34 

Munch,  A .  44 

Miller  Chemical  Engine  Co .  44 

McNeil  &  Higgins  Co .  20 

Molloy,  Edward  J . back  fly  ltaf 

Nelson  Morris  &  Co .  12 

Nowak  Construction  Co .  36 

Orr  &  Lockett  Hardware  Co .  8 

Pettibone  &  Co.,  P.  F .  10 

R.  M.  Eddy  Foundry  Co .  42 

Sprague,  Smith  &  Co .  20 

Scherer  Manufacturing  Co.,  The  Henry .  30 

Schmidt  Baking  Co.,  The  Wm .  32 

Schillo,  Adam  M . back  fly  leaf 

Spry  Lumber  Co.,  John .  32 

Sullivan,  Wm .  32 

Scanlan  &  Co  ,  Frank  T .  34 

Sharp  &  Smith .  38 

Thompson,  W.  R .  10 

Taylor  &  Co.,  Geo.  H .  28 

The  A.  E.  Sclireiber  Iron  Works . back  fly  leaf 

The  Werner  Company .  8 

The  Carl  Anderson  Co .  14 

The  Pauly  Jail  Building  and  Manufacturing  Co.  16 

The  Garden  City  Sand  Co .  20 

The  Henry  Scherer  Manufacturing  Co .  30 

The  Gunthorp  &  Warren  Printing  Co .  32 

The  Wm.  Schmidt  Baking  Co .  32 

The  Crescent  Coal  and  Mining  Co .  46 

Victor  Electric  Company .  28 

Webb  Company,  The  J.  A . back  fly  leaf 

Werner  Company,  The .  8 

Western  Bank  Note  Co .  22 

Warren,  Webster  &  Company .  28 

Western  Telephone  Construction  Co .  28 

Wildman  Bros .  42 

Worthington  Steam  Pumps .  46 

Zander  Company,  Aug .  36 

Zimmer  &  Co.,  E.  J .  28 

Zschuppe,  Chas .  32 


EDWARD  J.  MOLLOY 


218  Builders  and  Traders  Exchange,  Chicago. 


Among  the  recent  public  buildings  erected  by  Mr.  Molloy,  the  new  Cook  County  Jail 
(which  is  reproduced  on  page  37  of  this  publication)  is  considered  by  experts  to  be  a  first- 
class  building  in  every  particular,  one  that  will  prove  entirely  satisfactory  to  the  tax 
payers  and  citizens  of  Cook  County.  This  building  has  been  standing  all  of  the  past 
winter  without  a  roof  without  causing  the  least  injury  or  settling  in  any  part  of  the  build¬ 
ing.  This  may  be  accepted  as  conclusive  proof  of  the  solid  character  of  the  foundation 
and  superstructure. 


LOWEST  CUT  RATES  TO  ALL  PARTS  OF  THE  WORLD 

A.Webb  Company 

Railroad  Ticket  Brokers 

153  South  Clark  St.  Tel.  Main  3895. 


m.  r.  leydcn.  ESTABLISHED  1868.  r.  j.  collins. 


LEYDEN  &  COLLINS 

Commission  Jflerehants  and  Wholesale  ]V[eat  Dealers 

Butter,  Eggs,  Veal,  Poultry,  Hogs,  Mutton,  Beef,  Hides, 

Tallow,  Etc.  COOLING  ROOMS. 

Nos.  10  &  12  Fulton  Street  Wholesale  Market,  Chicago. 

TELEPHONE  MAIN  4599. 


STORE  NO  GOODS  UNTIL  YOU  GET  OUR  RATES 

CLEAN,  DRY,  WELL  VENTILATED  ROOMS  WITH  KEY. 

ESTIMATES  O  HT  D  A  U  TELEPHONE 

FURNISHED.  O  1  UlVAVjC  ENGLEWOOD  45. 


BOXING,  CRATING,  PACKING,  J\ /I \  /  T  j\  j OF  FURNITURE  AND  PIANOS 
SHIPPING  AND  n\\J  V  lINLj  OUR  SPECIALTY. 

BAGGAGE  CALLED  FOR  AND  DELIVERED  TO  ALL  PARTS  OFTHE  CITY. 


ECONOMICAL  STORAGE  CO. 


637,639  AND  641  WEST 
SIXTY-THIRD  STREET. 


trunks  or  bicycles  stored  at  one  cent  per  day.  money  advanced. 


The  A.  E.  Sehreiber  Iron  Works 


TELEPHONE  WEST  643 

156*158  W.  Ohio  St.,  Cot*.  ^Morgan 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

Structural  and  Ornamental  Iron  Work 


JAIL  and  stair  work. 


HDA7VY  7VY.  SCHILLO 

Ltivery,  Boarding  and  Sale  Stables 

Carriages,  Busses,  Ete.,  at  treasonable  Rates. 

Horse  Boarding  a  Specialty. 

NOS.  367  TO  371  HAST  NOf*TH  AVENUE,  CHICAGO. 


TELEPHONE  NORTH  107. 


THE 

MAGIC  WHEEL 

OF  ’96 


WHY  DID  THE 

DAYTON  WHEEL 

BOOM  SO  SUDDENLY  IN  AMERICA? 


FIRST  —  It  was  the  first  to  use 
large  tubing  for  the  main  frame. 

SECOND — It  proved  itself  Stiffer, 
Stronger,  Faster  and  Handsomer 
than  all  competitors. 

THIRD  — It  was  not  placed  on  the 
market  until  fully  perfected  and 
tested  by  the  best  bicycle  ex¬ 
perts,  who  pronounce  it  the  finest 
wheel  ever  built. 


FOURTH — The  best  and  most 
complete  line  of  strictly  high- 
grade  Gents’and  Ladies’ Wheels, 
Racers,  Tandems  and  Triplets 
ever  shown  by  any  manufacturer 
in  this  country. 

THE  DAYTON  has  revolution¬ 
ized  bicycle  construction  of  ’96. 
Visit  Dayton  Sales  Parlors,  most 
elegant  in  city,  340  Wabash  Ave. 
Branch,  74  Washington  St. 


Davis  Sewing  Machine  Co...Makers. 


